# The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Regulation 4: Prohibitions relating to certain substances

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Those substances described in Column 1 of Schedule 2 are prohibited to the extent set out in the corresponding entry in Column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) The importation into the United Kingdom, other than from a member State, of the following substances and articles is prohibited, namely—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) matches made with white phosphorus,
and a contravention of this paragraph shall be punishable under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and not as a contravention of a health and safety regulation.
(3) A person shall not supply during the course of or for use at work a substance or article specified in paragraph (2).
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2677/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-regulations-2002/regulation-4
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