Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973)NoticesDeclaration of Group I, Category A Hazardous Substances in terms of the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973), 2023 - effective September 20253. Exclusions |
The above declaration excludes:—
| (a) | Substances classified as Explosives in terms of the United Nations (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals - GHS, Purple Book; |
| (b) | Radioactive substances as defined in terms of the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973); |
| (c) | Prohibited substances or use of substances in terms of the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973) as amended, or Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 {Act No.36 of 1947), or the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004) or National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) or any other relevant legislation; |
| (d) | Substances and preparations and admixtures which are classified as scheduled substances under the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act,1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965); |
| (e) | All industrial substances listed in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; |
| (f) | Chemicals used as flavourants and additives in foodstuffs, |
| (g) | Chemicals used in cosmetics; and |
| (g) | A substance, mixture of substances, products or materials declared as Group ll hazardous substance. |