{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-precursors-and-poisons-regulations-2023/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/63",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-precursors-and-poisons-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Amendments to Schedule 1A to the 1972 Act",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 1A to the 1972 Act (regulated substances and reportable substances) is amended as follows.\n(2) In the table in Part 1 (regulated explosives precursors)—\n(a) insert as the first three entries—\n“\nAmmonium nitrate (CAS RN 6484-52-2) in concentration of 16% by weight of nitrogen in relation to ammonium nitrate or higher\n-\nHexamine (CAS RN 100-97-0)\n-\nHydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0)\n10% w/w\n”;\n(b) after the entry for “Nitric acid” insert—\n“\nPhosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2)\n30% w/w\n”.\n(3) In the table in Part 2 (regulated poisons)—\n(a) after the entry for “Aluminium phosphide” insert—\n“\nAluminium sulfide (CAS RN 1302-81-4)\n-\n”;\n(b) in the entry for “Arsenic” omit “, other than those listed in Part 4 of this Schedule”;\n(c) after the entry for “Bromomethane” insert—\n“\nCalcium phosphide (CAS RN 1305-99-3)\n-\nCalcium sulfide (CAS RN 20548-54-3)\n-\n”;\n(d) after the entry for “Magnesium phosphide” insert—\n“\nMagnesium sulfide (CAS RN 12032-36-9)\n-\n”;\n(e) in the entry for “Mercury” for the text after “(CAS RN 7439-97-6)” substitute “; its compounds”;\n(f) after the entry for “Phosphorus” insert—\n“\nSodium sulfide (CAS RN 1313-82-2)\n-\n”;\n(g) after the entry for “Thallium” insert—\n“\nZinc phosphide (CAS RN 1314-84-7)\n-\n2,4-Dinitrophenol (CAS RN 51-28-5) and compounds including sodium dinitrophenolate (CAS RN 1011-73-0)\n-\n”.\n(4) In Part 3 (reportable explosives precursors)—\n(a) omit the entries for “Hexamine” and “Ammonium nitrate”;\n(b) after the entry for “Magnesium powders” insert “Sulfur (CAS RN 7704-34-9)”.\n(5) In the table in Part 4 (reportable poisons)—\n(a) omit the entries for “Arsenic”, “Hydrochloric acid”, “Mercuric chloride”, “Phosphoric acid” and “Zinc phosphide”;\n(b) after the entry for “Metallic oxalates” insert—\n“\nMetal phosphides\n-\nMetal sulfides and polysulfides\n-\n”\n(c) after the entry for “Sodium hydroxide” insert—\n“\nSodium hypochlorite (CAS RN 7681-52-9) solutions above 6% available chlorine\n-\n”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Control of Explosives Precursors and Poisons (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/810), regs. 1(1), 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/63/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:50:31.576702+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."
}