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 20254. Applicability of other laws |
| (1) | Any person engaged in the sale or supply of Group I, Category A hazardous substances must comply with the provisions of Regulations under the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No.15 of 1973) published in Government Notice No.R453, Gazette No. 5467 of 25 March 1977. |
| (2) | Any person engaged in the sale and use of Fluoroacetic acid (Mono), its Salts and Derivatives, must comply with the provisions of Regulations Relating to the Control over Fluoroacetic Acid (Mono),its Salts and Derivatives published in Government Notice No. R1488 of 14 November 1977. |
| (3) | Any person engaged in the sale of Cyanide for use in Cyanide poison-firing apparatus, must comply with the provisions of Regulations Relating to the Control of the Sale of Cyanide for use in Cyanide poison firing Apparatus published in Government Notice No. R1486 of 14 November 1977. |
| (4) | Subject to regulation 3(1) of the Regulations Regarding Group I Category A hazardous substances, the sale of mercury and mercury compounds for primary mercury mining and for use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining is prohibited. |
| (5) | In recognition of the provision of section 31 of the Act, the GHS labelling requirements for hazardous chemical substances that are outlined in the Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents under Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), shall be in addition to the labelling requirements stlpulated In regulation 8 of Regulations under the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No.15 of 1973) Government Notice No. R453, of 25 March 1977. |