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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 31st January 1993.

(2)

In these Regulations—

  • “CAS Number” means a number described in the CAS Registry Handbook, ISSN 0093-058X, published in instalments from 1965 to 1971 with supplements for 1972 to 1976, 1977 to 1981, 1982 to 1986 and 1987 to 1991 by the Chemical Abstracts Service,

  • American Chemical Society, Columbus, Ohio, USA;

  • “H6CDD” means all the isomers of hexachlorodibenzoparadioxin;

  • “industrial installation” means an industrial installation not permitting the emission and/or discharge of PCP in quantities greater than those prescribed by existing legislation;

  • “PCP” means Pentachlorophenol CAS Number 87-86-5 and its salts and esters.