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

• Citation: S.I. 2023/810
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1st October 2023.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendment to the Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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—

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

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

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

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

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