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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1200",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The provisions of the Mercury Regulation are—\nProvision\nSubject matter\nArticle 3(1)\nProhibits the export of mercury\nArticle 3(2)\nProhibits the export of listed mercury compounds\nArticle 3(4)\nProhibits the export of mercury compounds not listed under Article 3(2) for the purposes of reclaiming mercury)\nArticle 4(1)\nProhibits the import of mercury and listed mixtures of mercury including mercury waste for purposes other than disposal as waste\nArticle 4(2)\nProhibits the import of other mixtures of mercury and mercury compounds for purposes of reclaiming mercury\nArticle 4(3)\nProhibits the import of mercury for use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing\nArticle 4(5)\nApplies the prohibitions in Article 4(1) to (3) to the transport of mercury etc., except mercury waste, from Northern Ireland into Great Britain, subject to modifications\nArticle 4(9)\nApplies the prohibitions in Article 4(1) to (4) to the transport of mercury etc. from Great Britain into Northern Ireland, subject to modifications\nArticle 5(1)\nProhibits the export, import and manufacturing of listed mercury-added products\nArticle 5(3)\nApplies the prohibition in Article 5(1) and (2) to the transport of mercury-added products from Northern Ireland into Great Britain, and from Great Britain into Northern Ireland, subject to a modification\nArticle 7(1)\nProhibits the use of mercury compounds in listed manufacturing processes\nArticle 7(2)\nMakes the use of mercury compounds in other listed manufacturing processes subject to certain requirements\nArticle 8(1)\nProhibits manufacturing new mercury-added products or placing them on the market\nArticle 8(2)\nProhibits new manufacturing processes involving the use of mercury or mercury compounds\nArticle 9(1)\nProhibits the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining\nWith respect to Northern Ireland, Article 10(2a), subject to paragraph 3 of this Schedule\nProhibits the use of dental amalgam for dental treatment, except when deemed necessary\nArticle 10(4)\nRequires the operators of certain dental facilities to have amalgam separators\nArticle 10(6) first subparagraph (but see paragraph 2 of this Schedule which contains the definition of “authorised waste management establishment”)\nRequires dental practitioners to ensure that amalgam waste is handled and collected by authorised waste management establishment\nArticle 10(6) second subparagraph\nRequires dental practitioners not to release amalgam waste into the environment under any circumstances\nWith respect to Northern Ireland, Article 10(7) first subparagraph\nProhibits the export of dental amalgam\nWith respect to Northern Ireland, Article 10(7) second subparagraph, subject to paragraph 3 of this Schedule\nProhibits the import and manufacturing of dental amalgam\nArticle 12(1)\nRequires operators in listed industries to report on large sources of mercury\nArticle 13(3) first subparagraph\nRequires operators to convert mercury before its permanent disposal\nArticle 13(3) second subparagraph\nRequires operators to use one of a list of facilities to permanently dispose of mercury\nArticle 13(3) third subparagraph\nRequires operators of permanent storage facilities to store converted mercury separately\nArticle 14(1) first subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the temporary storage of mercury to establish a register\nArticle 14(1) second subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the temporary storage of mercury to issue a certificate for mercury waste leaving temporary storage\nArticle 14(1) third subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the temporary storage of mercury to transmit the certificate about mercury waste leaving temporary storage\nArticle 14(2) first subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the conversion of mercury to establish a register\nArticle 14(2) second subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the conversion of mercury to issue a certificate for mercury waste after the conversion\nArticle 14(2) third subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the conversion of mercury to transmit the certificate about conversion\nArticle 14(3) first subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the permanent storage of converted mercury to issue a certificate relating to its permanent disposal\nArticle 14(3) second subparagraph\nRequires operators of facilities for the permanent storage of converted mercury to transmit the certificate about the mercury's permanent disposal\nWith respect to Northern Ireland, Article 18(1a)\nRequires importers and manufacturers of dental amalgam to report amounts of dental amalgam imported or manufactured",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 9(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 9(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 table inserted (3.12.2025) by The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1189), regs. 1(1), 4(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 table inserted (3.12.2025) by The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1189), regs. 1(1), 4(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 table inserted (3.12.2025) by The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1189), regs. 1(1), 4(1)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "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."
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