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[F1SCHEDULE 1AE+W+SRegulated substances and reportable substances
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1A inserted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 26.5.2015 in force in so far as not already in force) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 21 para. 16; S.I. 2015/994, art. 5; S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(p)
PART 1E+W+SRegulated explosives precursors
| Name of substance and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number (CAS RN) | Concentration limit (weight in weight) |
|---|---|
| [F2Ammonium nitrate (CAS RN 6484-52-2) in concentration of 16% by weight of nitrogen in relation to ammonium nitrate or higher | - |
| Hexamine (CAS RN 100-97-0) | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0) | 10% w/w] |
| Hydrogen peroxide (CAS RN 7722-84-1) | 12% w/w |
| Nitromethane (CAS RN 75-52-5) | 30% w/w |
| Nitric acid (CAS RN 7697-37-2) | 3% w/w |
| [F3Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2) | 30% w/w] |
| Potassium chlorate (CAS RN 3811-04-9) | 40% w/w |
| Potassium perchlorate (CAS RN 7778-74-7) | 40% w/w |
| Sodium chlorate (CAS RN 7775-09-9) | 40% w/w |
| Sodium perchlorate (CAS RN 7601-89-0) | 40% w/w |
| [F4Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)] | [F515% w/w] |
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 1 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(2)(a) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F3Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 1 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(2)(b) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F4Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 1 inserted (1.5.2018 for specified purposes, 1.7.2018 for specified purposes, 1.11.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/451), reg. 2(1)(a)
F5Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 1 inserted (1.5.2018 for specified purposes, 1.7.2018 for specified purposes, 1.11.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/451), reg. 2(1)(b)
PART 2E+W+SRegulated poisons
| Name of substance and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number (CAS RN) | Concentration limit (weight in weight) |
|---|---|
| Aluminium phosphide (CAS RN 20859-73-8) | |
| [F6Aluminium sulfide (CAS RN 1302-81-4) | -] |
| Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2); its compounds F7... | |
| Barium (CAS RN 7440-39-3), salts of, other than barium sulphate (CAS RN 7727-43-7) and the salts of barium listed in Part 4 of this Schedule) | |
| Bromomethane (CAS RN 74-83-9) | |
| [F8Calcium phosphide (CAS RN 1305-99-3) | - |
| Calcium sulfide (CAS RN 20548-54-3) | -] |
| Chloropicrin (CAS RN 76-06-2) | |
| Fluoroacetic acid (CAS RN 144-49-0); its salts; fluoroacetamide | |
| Hydrogen cyanide (CAS RN 74-90-8); metal cyanides, other than ferrocyanides and ferricyanides | |
| Lead acetates (CAS RN 15347-57-6); compounds of lead with acids from fixed oils | |
| Magnesium phosphide (CAS RN 12057-74-8) | |
| [F9Magnesium sulfide (CAS RN 12032-36-9) | -] |
| Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6) [F10; its compounds] | |
| Oxalic acid (CAS RN 144-62-7) | 10% w/w |
| Phenols (phenol; phenolic isomers of the following—cresols, xylenols, monoethylphenols); compounds of phenols with a metal | 60% w/w of phenols or, for compounds of phenols with a metal, the equivalent of 60% w/w of phenols |
| Phosphorus, yellow (CAS RN 7223-14-0) | |
| [F11Sodium sulfide (CAS RN 1313-82-2) | -] |
| Strychnine (CAS RN 57-24-9); its salts; its quaternary compounds | |
| Thallium (CAS RN 7440-28-0), salts of | |
| [F12Zinc phosphide (CAS RN 1314-84-7) | - |
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol (CAS RN 51-28-5) and compounds including sodium dinitrophenolate (CAS RN 1011-73-0) | -] |
Textual Amendments
F6Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(a) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F7Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 omitted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(b) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F8Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(c) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F9Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(d) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F10Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 substituted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(e) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F11Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(f) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F12Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(3)(g) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
PART 3E+W+SReportable explosives precursors
F13...
F14...
Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1)
Potassium nitrate (CAS RN 7757-79-1)
Sodium nitrate (CAS RN 7631-99-4)
Calcium nitrate (CAS RN 10124-37-5)
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAS RN 15245-12-2)
F13...
[F15Aluminium powders (CAS RN 7429-90-5) with a particle size less than 200μm, as a substance or in mixtures containing 70% or more, by weight, of aluminium and/or magnesium
Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate (CAS RN 13446-18-9)
Magnesium powders (CAS RN 7439-95-4) with a particle size less than 200μm, as a substance or in mixtures containing 70% or more, by weight, of aluminium and/or magnesium]
[F16Sulfur (CAS RN 7704-34-9)]
Textual Amendments
F13Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 3 omitted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(4)(a) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F14Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 3 omitted (1.5.2018 for specified purposes, 1.7.2018 for specified purposes, 1.11.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/451), reg. 2(2)(a)
F15Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 3 inserted (1.5.2018) by The Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/451), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F16Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 3 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(4)(b) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
PART 4E+W+SReportable poisons
Note: for circumstances where requirements of this Act do not apply to a specified substance or mixture, see regulations made under section 9B.] | |
| Name of substance and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number (CAS RN) | Concentration limit (weight in weight or, where specified, total caustic alkalinity) |
|---|---|
| Aldicarb (CAS RN 116-06-3) | |
| Alpha-chloralose (CAS RN 15879-93-3) | |
| Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7 and CAS RN 1336-21-6) | 10% w/w |
| F17. . . | |
| Barium, salts of, the following—barium carbonate; barium silicofluoride | |
| Carbofuran (CAS RN 1563-66-2) | |
| Cycloheximide (CAS RN 66-81-9) | |
| Dinitrocresols (DNOC) (CAS RN 534-52-1); their compounds with a metal or a base | |
| Dinoseb (CAS RN 88-85-7); its compounds with a metal or a base | |
| Dinoterb (CAS RN 1420-07-1) | |
| Drazoxolon; its salts | |
| Endosulfan (CAS RN 115-29-7) | |
| Endothal (CAS RN 145-73-3); its salts | |
| Endrin (CAS RN 72-20-8) | |
| Fentin (CAS RN 668-34-8), compounds of | |
| Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) | 5% w/w |
| Formic acid (CAS RN 64-18-6) | 25% w/w |
| F17. . . | F17. . . |
| Hydrofluoric acid (CAS RN 7664-39-3); alkali metal bifluorides; ammonium bifluoride (CAS RN 1341-49-7); alkali metal fluorides; ammonium fluoride (CAS RN 12125-01-8); sodium silicofluoride (CAS RN 16893-85-9) | |
| F17. . . | |
| Metallic oxalates | |
| [F18Metal phosphides | - |
| Metal sulfides and polysulfides | -] |
| Methomyl (CAS RN 16752-77-5) | |
| Nicotine (CAS RN 54-11-5); its salts; its quaternary compounds | |
| Nitrobenzene (CAS RN 98-95-3) | 0.1% w/w |
| Oxamyl (CAS RN 23135-22-0) | |
| Paraquat (CAS RN 4685-14-7), salts of | |
| Phenols (as defined in Part 2 of this Schedule) in substances containing no more than 60%, weight in weight, of phenols; compounds of phenols with a metal in substances containing no more than the equivalent of 60%, weight in weight, of phenols | |
| F17. . . | |
| Phosphorus compounds, the following—azinphos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, demephion, demeton-S-methyl, demeton-S-methyl sulphone, dialifos, dichlorvos, dioxathion, disulfoton, fonofos, mecarbam, mephosfolan, methidathion, mevinphos, omethoate, oxydemeton-methyl, parathion, phenkapton, phorate, phosphamidon, pirimiphos-ethyl, quinalphos, thiometon, thionazin, triazophos, vamidothion | |
| Potassium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-58-3) | 17% of total caustic alkalinity |
| Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2) | 12% of total caustic alkalinity |
| [F19Sodium hypochlorite (CAS RN 7681-52-9) solutions above 6% available chlorine | -] |
| Sodium nitrite | |
| Thiofanox (CAS RN 39196-18-4) | |
| F17. . . | |
Textual Amendments
F17Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 4 omitted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(5)(a) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F18Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 4 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(5)(b) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
F19Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 4 inserted (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2023/63, reg. 8(5)(c) (as substituted by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2)
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