# The Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, Introduction: Introductory text


Health And Safety
Made 27th March 2018
Laid before Parliament 3rd April 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (4)
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1)(a) and 10(1)(a) of the Poisons Act 1972.
In accordance with section 2A(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State, in determining the distribution of substances as between the various Parts of Schedule 1A to that Act, has had regard to the desirability of restricting Parts 3 and 4 to substances that meet the criteria in section 2A(3)(a) and (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/451/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poisons-act-1972-explosives-precursors-amendment-regulations-2018/introduction
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