The Creosote (Prohibition on Use and Marketing)(No. 2) Regulations 2003

Prohibition on use of treated wood

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) wood treated in accordance with regulation 4(2)(a) or to which regulation 5(5) applies may not be used—

(a) inside any building;

(b) in toys;

(c) in playgrounds;

(d) in parks, gardens and outdoor recreational and leisure facilities where there is a risk of frequent skin contact;

(e) in the manufacture of garden furniture (such as picnic tables); or

(f) for the manufacture of—

(i) containers intended for growing purposes;

(ii) packaging which may come into contact with raw materials, intermediate or finished products intended for human or animal consumption; or

(iii) any other materials which may contaminate the products mentioned in this sub-paragraph

(2) The items mentioned in paragraph (1)(f) may not be retreated with a dangerous substance or preparation.

(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) on the use of treated wood does not apply where the treated wood was in such use before these Regulations came into force.