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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-regulations-1994/schedule-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3246",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-regulations-1994",
  "path": "schedule/6",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "FUMIGATIONS EXCEPTED FROM REGULATION 13",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nFumigant\nNature of fumigation\nHydrogen cyanide.\nFumigations carried out for research.\nFumigations in fumigation chambers.\nFumigations in the open air to control or kill mammal pests.\nMethyl bromide.\nFumigations carried out for research.\nFumigations in fumigation chambers.\nFumigations of soil outdoors under gas-proof sheeting where not more than 1,000 kg is used in any period of 24 hours on the premises.\nFumigations of soil under gas-proof sheeting in glasshouses where not more than 500 kg is used in any period of 24 hours on the premises.\nFumigations of compost outdoors under gas-proof sheeting where not more than 10 kg of methyl bromide is used in any period of 24 hours on the premises.\nFumigations under gas-proof sheeting inside structures other than glasshouses and mushroom houses where not more than 5 kg of methyl bromide is used in each structure during any period of 24 hours.\nFumigations of soil or compost in mushroom houses where not more than 5 kg of methyl bromide is used in any one fumigation in any period of 24 hours.\nFumigations of containers where not more than 5 kg of methyl bromide is used in any one fumigation in a period of 24 hours.\nPhosphine.\nFumigations carried out for research.\nFumigations in fumigation chambers.\nFumigations under gas-proof sheeting inside structures where not more than 1 kg of phosphine in each structure is used in any period of 24 hours.\nFumigations in containers where not more than 0.5 kg of phosphine is used in any one fumigation in any period of 24 hours.\nFumigations in individual impermeable packages.\nFumigations in the open air to control or kill mammal pests.\nEthylene oxide.\nFumigations carried out for research.\nFumigations in fumigation save chambers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev.in pt.",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/3138",
      "affecting_title": "The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 1996"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3246/schedule/6",
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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."
}