{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aerosol-dispensers-regulations-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-6.3.2.3.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aerosol-dispensers-regulations-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-6.3.2.3.2.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/6.3.2.3.2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6.3.2.3.2",
  "heading": "Test procedure",
  "text": "(a) a minimum of 3 full aerosol dispensers per product shall be conditioned to 20 °C ± 1 °C in a water bath with at least 95 % of the dispenser immersed in the water for at least 30 min (if the aerosol is fully immersed, 30 min conditioning is sufficient);\n(b) measure or calculate the actual volume of the drum in dm3;\n(c) comply with general requirements; record the temperature and relative humidity of the environment;\n(d) determine the internal pressure and initial discharge rate at 20 °C ± 1 °C (to eliminate faulty or partly filled aerosol dispensers);\n(e) weigh one of the aerosol dispensers and note its mass;\n(f) light the candle and apply the closure system (cover or plastic film);\n(g) place the aerosol dispenser actuator orifice 35 mm or closer for a wide spray product, from the centre of the entrance hole in the drum; start the chronometer (stopwatch) and following the instructions for use of the product; direct the spray towards the centre of the opposite extremity (cover or plastic film); the aerosol shall be tested in the position it is designed to be used, e.g. upright or inverted;\n(h) spray until ignition occurs; stop the chronometer and note the time elapsed; re-weigh the aerosol dispenser and note its mass;\n(i) ventilate and clean the drum removing any residue likely to affect subsequent tests; allow the drum to cool if necessary;\n(j) repeat the test procedure steps (d) to (i) for another two aerosol dispensers of the same product (three in total, note: each dispenser is only tested once).",
  "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/6.3.2.3.2",
    "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."
}