# The Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1999, Regulation 4: Use of treated wood


(1) Subject to paragraph (3), no person shall use treated wood other than for—
(a) a professional or industrial use; or
(b) research and development or analysis purposes.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), no person shall use treated wood—
(a) inside any building;
(b) for the manufacture of containers intended for the purposes of growing plants or for any retreatment of such containers;
(c) for the manufacture of packaging which may come into contact with raw, intermediate or finished products intended for human or animal consumption;
(d) for the manufacture of materials other than packaging which may contaminate raw, intermediate or finished products intended for human or animal consumption;
(e) for any re-treatment of packaging or materials referred to in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d);
(f) in playgrounds and in other outdoor places of public pleasure; or
(g) in other situations where there is a risk that it may come into contact with skin.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(g) shall not apply to old treated wood.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3244/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-injurious-substances-regulations-1999/regulation-4
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