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Statutory Instruments
Health And Safety
Made
at 12.45 p.m. on 23rd January 2023
Laid before Parliament
at 4.30 p.m. on 23rd January 2023
Coming into force
1st October 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1)(a), 3A(8), 3C(7), 7(1)(a), (f) and (2), and 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Poisons Act 1972(1) (“the 1972 Act”).
In accordance with section 2A(3) of the 1972 Act, the Secretary of State, in determining the distribution of substances as between the various parts of Schedule 1A(2) to the 1972 Act, has had regard to the desirability of restricting Parts 3 and 4 to substances that meet the criteria provided by section 2A(3)(a) and (b) of the 1972 Act.
1972 c. 66. Section 90 of, and Schedule 21 to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) (“Schedule 21”) made relevant amendments to the Poisons Act 1972 (c. 66). Section 2A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 21, sections 3A and 3C were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 21, section 7 was substituted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 21, and section 10 was substituted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 21.
Schedule 1A was inserted by section 90 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 21 to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20).
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