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4.—(1) Those substances described in column 1 of Schedule 2 are prohibited to the extent set out in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) The importation into the United Kingdom of the following substances and articles is prohibited, namely—
(a)2-naphthylamine, benzidine, 4—aminodiphenyl, 4—nitrodiphenyl, their salts and any substance containing any of those compounds in a total concentration exceeding 0.1 per cent.;
(b)matches made with white phosphorus,
and any contravention of this paragraph shall be punishable under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1) and not as a contravention of a health and safety regulation.
(3) A person shall not supply during the course of or for use at work any substance or article the importation of which is prohibited by paragraph (2).
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