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Section 1.

F1SCHEDULE 1E+W+S Constitution of Poisons Board

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Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 omitted (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 virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 21 para. 1(2)(a); S.I. 2015/994, art. 5; S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(p)

[F2SCHEDULE 1AE+W+SRegulated substances and reportable substances

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 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)
[F3Ammonium 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
[F4Phosphoric 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
[F5Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)] [F615% w/w]

Textual Amendments

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)(a)

F6Words 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)
[F7Aluminium sulfide (CAS RN 1302-81-4)-]
Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2); its compounds F8...
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)
[F9Calcium 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)
[F10Magnesium sulfide (CAS RN 12032-36-9) -]
Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6) [F11; 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 metal60% 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)
[F12Sodium 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
[F13Zinc 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

PART 3E+W+SReportable explosives precursors

  • F14...

  • F15...

  • 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)

  • F14...

  • [F16Aluminium 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]

  • [F17Sulfur (CAS RN 7704-34-9)]

Textual Amendments

F15Words 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)

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
F18. . .
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
F18. . .F18. . .
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)
F18. . .
Metallic oxalates
[F19Metal 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
F18. . .
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
[F20Sodium hypochlorite (CAS RN 7681-52-9) solutions above 6% available chlorine-]
Sodium nitrite
Thiofanox (CAS RN 39196-18-4)
F18. . .

Textual Amendments

Section 12.

SCHEDULE 2E+W+S Enactments Repealed.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of s. 12(1)(2), Sch. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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