Definition
- For the purposes of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019, industrial chemical means any of the following:
- a chemical element that has an industrial use
- a compound or complex of a chemical element that has an industrial use
- a UVCB substance that has an industrial use
- a chemical released from an article where the article has an industrial use
- a naturally‑occurring chemical that has an industrial use
- any other chemical or substance prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph that has an industrial use
- Despite subsection (1), industrial chemical does not include a chemical or substance prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this subsection.
- To avoid doubt, the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 only applies in relation to an industrial chemical to the extent that the industrial chemical is used, or proposed to be used, for an industrial use.
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