# The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 25


Subject to Article 5(2) and (5) and paragraph 30, a person commits an offence if he uses, or causes or permits another person to use, hydrochlorofluorocarbons –
(a) on or after the commencement date, in aerosols; or
(b) on or after the commencement date, as solvents –
(i) in non-contained solvent uses (including open-top cleaners and open-top dewatering systems without refrigerated areas);
(ii) in adhesives and mould-release agents other than those employed in closed equipment; or
(iii) for drain cleaning where hydrochlorofluorocarbons are not recovered;
(c) on or after the commencement date, as carrier gas for sterilisation substances in closed systems, in equipment produced after 31st December 1997;
(d) after the commencement date, as solvents in any application other than the precision cleaning of electrical and other components in aerospace or aeronautic applications; or
(e) after 31st December 2008, as solvents in any application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/97/schedule/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-controls-on-ozone-depleting-substances-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule/paragraph-25
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