{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-precursors-etc-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-precursors-etc-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2014/224",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-precursors-etc-regulations-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Control of tier 2 substances",
  "text": "(1) Notwithstanding the prohibitions imposed by regulations 3A(1)(a) and 3C(1)(a) and Article 5(1) of the Precursors Regulation, a member of the general public may deal with a tier 2 substance under, and in accordance with, the terms of—\n(a) a licence granted by the Secretary of State under regulation 5; or\n(b) a recognised non-NI licence.\n(2) In these Regulations, “tier 2 substance” means—\n(a) a “restricted explosives precursor” within the meaning of Article 3 of the Precursors Regulation but in each case only if the substance or mixture is not a tier 1 substance;\n(b) restricted hydrochloric acid;\n(c) restricted phosphoric acid;\n(d) hexamine.\n(3) A member of the general public deals with a tier 2 substance if that person—\n(a) acquires the substance;\n(b) imports the substance into Northern Ireland;\n(c) possesses the substance; or\n(d) uses the substance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (8.6.2026) by The Control of Explosives Precursors etc. (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/89), regs. 1(2), 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2) substituted (8.6.2026) by The Control of Explosives Precursors etc. (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/89), regs. 1(2), 7(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/224/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:05:46.939435+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."
}