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The Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulations 2015

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PART 2SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS

Table 1

PoisonSubstance or article in which exempted
AmmoniaSubstances not being solutions of ammonia or preparations containing solutions of ammonia; substances containing less than 10%, weight in weight, of ammonia (NH); refrigerators
Arsenic; its compoundsPyrites ores or sulphuric acid containing arsenic or compounds of arsenic as natural impurities; in reagent kits or reagent devices, supplied for medical or veterinary purposes, substances containing less than 0.1%, weight in weight, of arsanilic acid
Barium, salts ofWitherite other than finely ground witherite; barium carbonate bonded to charcoal for case hardening; fire extinguishers containing barium chloride; sealed smoke generators containing not more than 25%, weight in weight, of barium carbonate
BromomethaneFire extinguishers
FormaldehydeSubstances containing less than 5%, weight in weight, of formaldehyde (H.CHO); photographic glazing or hardening solutions
Formic acidSubstances containing less than 25%, weight in weight, of formic acid (H.COOH)
Hydrochloric acidSubstances containing less than 10%, weight in weight, of hydrochloric acid (HC1)
Hydrogen cyanidePreparations of wild cherry; in reagent kits supplied for medical or veterinary purposes, substances containing less than the equivalent of 0.1%, weight in weight, of hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
MethomylSolid substances containing not more than 1%, weight in weight, of methomyl
Nicotine; its salts; its quaternary compoundsTobacco; in cigarettes, the paper of a cigarette (excluding any part of that paper forming part of or surrounding a filter), where that paper in each cigarette does not have more than the equivalent of 10 milligrams of nicotine; preparations in aerosol dispensers containing not more than 0.2% of nicotine, weight in weight; other liquid preparations, and solid preparations with a soap base, containing not more than 7.5% of nicotine, weight in weight
OxamylGranular preparations
Oxydemeton-methylAerosol dispensers containing not more than 0.25%, weight in weight, of oxydemeton-methyl
PhenolsLiquid disinfectants and antiseptics containing less than 0.5% phenol and containing less than 5% of other phenols;
motor fuel treatments not containing phenol and containing less than 2.5% of other phenols; in reagent kits supplied for medical or veterinary purposes;
solid substances containing less than 60% of phenols;
in tar oil distillation fractions containing not more than 5% of phenols;
Phosphoric acidSubstances containing phosphoric acid, not being descaling preparations containing more than 50%, weight in weight, of ortho-phosphoric acid
Potassium hydroxideSubstances containing the equivalent of less than 17% of total caustic alkalinity expressed as potassium hydroxide; accumulators; batteries
Sodium fluorideSubstances containing less than 3% of sodium fluoride as a preservative
Sodium hydroxideSubstances containing the equivalent of less than 12% of total caustic alkalinity expressed as sodium hydroxide
Sodium silicofluorideSubstances containing less than 3% of sodium silicofluoride as a preservative

1.  A reference in this Part of this Schedule to the percentage of a poison contained in a substance or preparation is (unless otherwise provided) to be read in the way mentioned in paragraph (2).

2.  If the reference is (for example) to a substance or preparation containing 1% of a poison, it means—

(a)in the case of a solid, that one gram of the poison is contained in every 100 grams of the substance or preparation;

(b)in the case of a liquid, that one millilitre of the poison or, if the poison is itself a solid, one gram of the poison, is contained in every 100 millilitres of the substance or preparation,

and this paragraph applies likewise in proportion for any greater or lesser percentage.

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