Offensive weapons act 2019
Offensive Weapons Act 2019
A recent change in the law (Offensive Weapons Act part 1) affects the sale and supply of certain products manufactured and sold by Evans Vanodine.
The act addresses crimes related to acid attacks (including the sale and possession in public places of corrosive substances). It is an offence to sell a corrosive product to any person under the age of 18 and reasonable steps should be taken to establish the purchasers age.
· Sales over the internet are not advised as it is not possible to verify the age of the purchaser.
· Sales over a trade counter should only be allowed when age can be verified.
· Delivery of the products affected should only be to individuals whose age can be verified.
Age verification is by Photo ID and the act defines these as a passport, EU photocard driving license and other suitable documents in Scotland. Please refer to the statutory guidance for full details on how to comply.
The corrosive substances defined in the Act and the permitted limits in the products are shown in
Schedule 1 attached. The Evans products affected are listed below;
|
Code |
Product name |
Reason for inclusion |
|
A003 |
Sink & Drain Clear |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A009 |
Dish Wash |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A022 |
Combi Oven Cleaner |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A066 |
Glass Renovator |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A071 |
Oven Cleaner |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A076 |
General Acid Cleaner |
Hydrochloric acid > 10% |
|
A084 |
Crusader Pro Booster |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A137 |
Dish Wash Extra |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
A173 |
Dishwash Chlor |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
C012 |
Vanosolve |
Hydrochloric acid > 10% |
|
C039 |
Dishwash Compact |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R023 |
SBT Liquid |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R041 |
Cold Wash Powder |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R049 |
CIP Liquid |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R054 |
Metron |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R058 |
Filter Cleaner |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R060 |
Crystal |
Sodium Hydroxide >12% |
|
R064 |
Evans Hypochlorite |
Sodium Hypochlorite >10% |
|
R076 |
Multi‐acid |
Nitric Acid >3% |
SCHEDULE 1
CORROSIVE PRODUCTS
This is the table referred to in section 1(11)
|
Name of substance and Chemical Abstracts Registry number (CAS RN) |
Concentration limit ( weight in weight) |
|
|
|
|
Ammonium hydroxide (CAS RN 1336-21-6) |
10% w/w |
|
Formic acid (CAS RN 64-18-6) |
10% w/w |
|
Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0) |
10% w/w |
|
Hydrofluoric acid (CAS RN 7664-39-3) |
0 % w/w |
|
Nitric acid (CAS RN 7697-37-2) |
3 % w/w |
|
Phosphoric acid (CAS RN 7664-38-2) |
70% w/w |
|
Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2) |
12% w/w |
|
Sodium hypochlorite (CAS RN 7681-52-9) |
10% w/w |
|
Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9) |
15% w/w |