25.  Subject to Article 5(2) and (5)(1) and paragraph 30, a person commits an offence if he uses, or causes or permits another person to use, hydrochlorofluorocarbons –

(a)on or after the commencement date, in aerosols; or

(b)on or after the commencement date, as solvents –

(i)in non-contained solvent uses (including open-top cleaners and open-top dewatering systems without refrigerated areas);

(ii)in adhesives and mould-release agents other than those employed in closed equipment; or

(iii)for drain cleaning where hydrochlorofluorocarbons are not recovered;

(c)on or after the commencement date, as carrier gas for sterilisation substances in closed systems, in equipment produced after 31st December 1997;

(d)after the commencement date, as solvents in any application other than the precision cleaning of electrical and other components in aerospace or aeronautic applications; or

(e)after 31st December 2008, as solvents in any application.