Regulation 4 Prohibitions relating to certain substances

(1)

Those substances described in column 1 of Schedule 2 are prohibited to the extent set out in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule.

(2)

The importation into the United Kingdom of the following substances and articles is prohibited, namely—

(a)

2-naphthylamine, benzidine, 4—aminodiphenyl, 4—nitrodiphenyl, their salts and any substance containing any of those compounds in a total concentration exceeding 0.1 per cent.;

(b)

matches made with white phosphorus,

and any contravention of this paragraph shall be punishable under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979^f1 and not as a contravention of a health and safety regulation.

(3)

A person shall not supply during the course of or for use at work any substance or article the importation of which is prohibited by paragraph (2).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1979 c. 2.