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, other than from another member State, of the following substances and articles is prohibited, namely—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)matches made with white phosphorus,
and a contravention of this paragraph shall be punishable under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1 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 a substance or article specified in paragraph (2).
F2(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4(2)(a) omitted (1.12.2008) by virtue of The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2852), reg. 1, Sch. 10 Pt. 3 para. 6
F2Reg. 4(4) revoked (1.6.2009) by The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2852), Sch. 10 Pt. 2
Marginal Citations