Regulation 3 Hazardous substances and controlled quantities

Subject to paragraph (2), the substances specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 are hazardous substances for the purposes of the Act.

A substance which is controlled waste, as defined by section 75(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990^f1, or radioactive waste, as defined in section 18(4) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960^f2, is not a hazardous substance for the purposes of the Act.

The quantity specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 is the controlled quantity of the corresponding hazardous substance in column 1 of that Schedule for the purposes of the Act.