Industrial Chemicals Act 2019
10Definition of industrial chemical
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10 Definition of industrial chemical
(1) For the purposes of this Act, industrial chemical means any of the following: (a) a chemical element that has an industrial use; (b) a compound or complex of a chemical element that has an industrial use; (c) a UVCB substance that has an industrial use; (d) a chemical released from an article where the article has an industrial use; (e) a naturally‑occurring chemical that has an industrial use; (f) any other chemical or substance prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph that has an industrial use. (2) Despite subsection (1), industrial chemical does not include a chemical or substance prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this subsection. (3) To avoid doubt, this Act 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.