{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-98/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/98",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-98",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Scope",
  "text": "1. This Regulation applies—\n(a) in relation to the substances listed in Part 1 (regulated explosives precursors) and Part 3 (reportable explosives precursors) of Schedule 1A to the Poisons Act 1972 , and to mixtures and substances containing them.\n1A. any reference in this Regulation to—\n(a) “the Annexes” is to be read as a reference to Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1A to the Poisons Act 1972;\n(b) “Annex I” is to be read as a reference to Part 1 of Schedule 1A to that Act;\n(c) “Annex II” is to be read as a reference to Part 3 of Schedule 1A to that Act.\n2. This Regulation does not apply to:\n(a) articles as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;\n(b) pyrotechnic articles as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles, pyrotechnic articles intended for non-commercial use, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the law enforcement authorities or the fire department, pyrotechnic equipment falling within the scope of Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment, pyrotechnic articles intended for use in the aerospace industry, or percussion caps intended for toys;\n(c) medicinal products legitimately made available to a member of the general public on the basis of a medical prescription in accordance with the applicable national law.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2(1)(1A) substituted for Art. 2(1) (31.12.2020) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 51(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1371, regs. 1, regs. 3(3)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 154, 14.6.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25."
    }
  ],
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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."
}