2023 No. 63

Health And Safety

The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1)(a), 3A(8), 3C(7), 7(1)(a), (f) and (2), and 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Poisons Act 19721 (“the 1972 Act”).

In accordance with section 2A(3) of the 1972 Act, the Secretary of State, in determining the distribution of substances as between the various parts of Schedule 1A2 to the 1972 Act, has had regard to the desirability of restricting Parts 3 and 4 to substances that meet the criteria provided by section 2A(3)(a) and (b) of the 1972 Act.