2018 No. 451
The Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (4)
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1)(a) and 10(1)(a) of the Poisons Act 19721.
In accordance with section 2A(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State, in determining the distribution of substances as between the various Parts of Schedule 1A to that Act, has had regard to the desirability of restricting Parts 3 and 4 to substances that meet the criteria in section 2A(3)(a) and (b).
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
2
Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 1st May 2018.
3
Regulation 2(1) and (2)(a) comes into force on 1st July 2018 for the purposes of—
a
the offence, by virtue of section 3(1) and (2)(a) of the Act, of importing a regulated substance2;
b
the offence, by virtue of section 3(1) and (2)(b) of the Act, of acquiring a regulated substance, and
c
the offences under section 3A(1), (3) and (4) of the Act, relating to supply of regulated substances3.
4
Regulation 2(1) and (2)(a) comes into force on 1st November 2018 for the purposes of—
a
the offence, by virtue of section 3(1) and (2)(c) of the Act, of possessing a regulated substance, and
b
the offence, by virtue of section 3(1) and (2)(d) of the Act, of using a regulated substance.
5
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Poisons Act 1972.
Amendments to Schedule 1A to the Act2
1
In Part 1 of Schedule 1A to the Act (regulated explosives precursors)4—
a
in column 1 of the table, at the end, insert—
Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)
b
in column 2 of the table, at the end, insert—
15% w/w
2
In Part 3 of Schedule 1A to the Act (reportable explosives precursors)—
a
omit “Sulphuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)”;
b
at the end, insert—
Aluminium 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
(This note is not part of the Regulations)