The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023

Amendments to Schedule 1A to the 1972 Act

8.—(1) Schedule 1A to the 1972 Act (regulated substances and reportable substances) is amended as follows.

(2) In the table in Part 1 (regulated explosives precursors)—

(a) insert as the first three rows—

“Ammonium 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”

(b) after the entry for “Nitric acid” insert—

“Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2)

30% w/w”

(3) In the table in Part 2 (regulated poisons)—

(a) after the entry for “Aluminium phosphide” insert—

“Aluminium sulfide

-”

(b) in the entry for “Arsenic” omit “, other than those listed in Part 4 of this Schedule”;

(c) after the entry for “Bromomethane” insert—

“Calcium sulfide

-”

(d) after the entry for “Magnesium phosphide” insert—

“Magnesium sulfide

-”

(e) in the entry for “Mercury” for the text after “(CAS RN 7439-97-6)” substitute “; its compounds”;

(f) after the entry for “Phosphorus” insert—

“Sodium sulfide

-”

(g) insert as the final two rows—

“Zinc and calcium phosphide (CAS RN 1314-84-7)	-
2,4 Dinitrophenol and compounds including sodium dinitrophenolate	-”

(4) In Part 3 (reportable explosives precursors)—

(a) omit—

“Hexamine (CAS RN 100-97-0)”
“Ammonium nitrate (CAS RN 6484-52-2) in concentration of 16% by weight of nitrogen in relation to ammonium nitrate or higher”

(b) after the entry for “Magnesium powders”(1) insert—

“Sulfur”

(5) In the table in Part 4 (reportable poisons)—

(a) omit—

“Arsenic, compounds of, the following—calcium arsenites; copper acetoarsenite; copper arsenates; copper arsenites; lead arsenates	-”
“Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0)	10% w/w”
“Mercuric chloride (CAS RN 7487-94-7); mercuric iodide; organic compounds of mercury except compounds that contain a methyl (CH 3) group directly linked to the mercury atom	-”
“Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2)	-”
“Zinc phosphide (CAS RN 1314-84-7)	-”

(b) after the entry for “Metallic oxalates” insert—

“Metal phosphides	-
Metal sulfides and polysulfides	-”

(c) after the entry for “Sodium hydroxide” insert—

“Sodium hypochlorite solutions above 6% available chlorine

-”

(1)

This entry was inserted into Part 3 by regulation 2(2)(b) of the Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/451).