The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendment to the Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023

2.  For regulation 8 of the Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023 (Amendments to Schedule 1A to the 1972 Act)(1) substitute—

“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 entries—

“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 (CAS RN 1302-81-4)

-”;

(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 phosphide (CAS RN 1305-99-3)	-
Calcium sulfide (CAS RN 20548-54-3)	-”;

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

“Magnesium sulfide (CAS RN 12032-36-9)

-”;

(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 (CAS RN 1313-82-2)

-”;

(g) after the entry for “Thallium” insert—

“Zinc phosphide (CAS RN 1314-84-7)	-
2,4-Dinitrophenol (CAS RN 51-28-5) and compounds including sodium dinitrophenolate (CAS RN 1011-73-0)	-”.

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

(a) omit the entries for “Hexamine” and “Ammonium nitrate”;

(b) after the entry for “Magnesium powders”(2) insert “Sulfur (CAS RN 7704-34-9)”.

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

(a) omit the entries for “Arsenic”, “Hydrochloric acid”, “Mercuric chloride”, “Phosphoric acid” and “Zinc phosphide”;

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

“Metal phosphides	-
Metal sulfides and polysulfides	-”

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

“Sodium hypochlorite (CAS RN 7681-52-9) solutions above 6% available chlorine

-”. ”.

(1)

S.I. 2023/63.

(2)

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).