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The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023

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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).

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