174Requirement to hold carcinogens licence

174 Requirement to hold carcinogens licence

(1) A person must not perform work or carry out an activity involving a Schedule 10 carcinogenic substance at a workplace unless—

(a) the workplace is a laboratory; and

(b) the person—

(i) holds a licence to use a Schedule 10 carcinogenic substance at that laboratory issued under Part 6.1 (Licences); or

(ii) is an employee of a holder of such a licence.

(2) A person must not perform work or carry out an activity involving a Schedule 11 carcinogenic substance at a workplace that is a laboratory unless the person—

(a) holds a licence to use a Schedule 11 carcinogenic substance at that laboratory issued under Part 6.1 (Licences); or

(b) is an employee of a holder of such a licence.

(3) A person must not perform work or carry out an activity involving a Schedule 11 carcinogenic substance at a workplace other than a laboratory unless the person—

(a) holds a licence to use a Schedule 11 carcinogenic substance at that workplace issued under Part 6.1 (Licences); or

(b) is an employee of a holder of such a licence.

(4) Despite anything to the contrary in this regulation, a carcinogens licence is not required by a supplier of a scheduled carcinogenic substance if the substance is in a sealed container that is not intended to be opened at the supplier's premises.