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Part B HIGHLY REACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES

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Column 1Column 2
Hazardous substancesControlled quantities
(in tonnes, unless otherwise stated)
37

Acetylene (Ethyne) when a gas subject to a pressure not exceeding 620 millibars above that of the atmosphere, and not otherwise deemed to be an explosive by virtue of Order in Council No 30f1 as amended by the Compressed Acetylene Order 1947f2, or when contained in a homogeneous porous substance in cylinders in accordance with Order of Secretary of State No 9f3, made under the Explosives Act 1875f4

  50
38

Ammonium nitrate and mixtures containing ammonium nitrate where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate excceds 28% of the mixture by weight other than—

(i)

mixtures to which the Explosives Act 1875 applies;

(ii)

ammonium nitrate based products manufactured chemically for use as fertiliser which comply with Council Directive 80/876/EECf5; or

(iii)

compound fertilisers.

 500
39

Aqueous solutions containing more than 90 parts by weight of ammonium nitrate per 100 parts by weight of solution

 500
40

Ammonium nitrate based products manufactured chemically for use as fertilisers which comply with Council Directive 80/876/EEC and compound fertilisers where the nitrogen content derived from the ammonium nitrate exceeds 28% of the mixture by weight

1000
41

2,2-Bis(tert-butylperoxy)butane (>70%)

   5
42

1,1-Bis(tert-butylperoxy)cyclohexane (>80%)

   5
43

tert-Butyl peroxyacetate (>70%)

   5
44

tert-Butyl peroxyisobutyrate (>80%)

   5
45

tert-Butyl peroxyisopropylcarbonate (>80%)

   5
46

tert-Butyl peroxymaleate (>80%)

   5
47

tert-Butyl peroxypivalate (>77%)

   5
48

Cellulose nitrate other than—

(i)

cellulose nitrate to which the Explosives Act 1875 applies; or

(ii)

solutions of cellulose nitrate where the nitrogen content of the cellulose nitrate does not exceed 12.3% by weight and the solution contains not more than 55 parts of cellulose nitrate per 100 parts by weight of solution

   50
49

Dibenzyl peroxydicarbonate (>90%)

   5
50

Diethyl peroxydicarbonate (>30%)

   5
51

2,2-Dihydroperoxypropane (>30%)

   5
52

Di-isobutyryl peroxide (>50%)

   5
53

Di-n-propyl peroxydicarbonate (>80%)

   5
54

Di-sec-butyl peroxydicarbonate (>80%)

   5
55

Ethylene oxide

   5
56

Ethyl nitrate

  50
57

3,3,6,6,9,9-Hexamethyl-1,2,4,5-tetroxacyclononane (>75%)

   5
58

Hydrogen

   2
59

Liquid Oxygen

 500
60

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (>60%)

   5
61

Methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide (>60%)

   5
62

Peracetic acid (>60%)

   5
63

Propylene oxide

   5
64

Sodium chlorate

  25
65

Sulphur dichloride

   1

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.R. & O. 1937/54.

f2

S.R. & O. 1947/805.

f3

S.R. & O. 1919/869.

f4

1875 c. 17.

f5

OJ No L250, 23.9.80, p. 7.