{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aerosol-dispensers-regulations-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-1.8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aerosol-dispensers-regulations-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-1.8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2824",
  "legislation_title": "The Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aerosol-dispensers-regulations-2009",
  "path": "schedule/1A/paragraph/1.8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1.8",
  "heading": "Flammable contents",
  "text": "Contents of aerosols shall be considered as flammable if they contain any component which is classified as flammable:\n(a) flammable liquid means a liquid having a flashpoint of not more than 93°C.\n(b) flammable solid means a solid substance or mixture which is readily combustible or may cause or contribute to fire as a result of friction; readily combustible solids are powdered, granular, or pasty substances or mixtures which are dangerous if they can be easily ignited by brief contact with an ignition source, such as a burning match, and if the flame spreads rapidly.\n(c) flammable gas means a gas or gas mixture having a flammable range with air at 20°C and a standard pressure of 1.013 bar.\nThis definition does not cover pyrophoric, self—heating or water—reactive substances and mixtures, which shall never be components of aerosol contents.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1A inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 13 para. 8 (with reg. 2 as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2824/schedule/1A/paragraph/1.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:03:51.158826+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}