asked Her Majesty's Government:What substances are listed under the Agriculture (Poisonous Substances)
| Column 1 Common name | Column 2 Substance |
| PART I | |
| chloropicrin | trichloronitromethane. |
| demeton | Any mixture of demeton-0 [diethyl 2-(ethylthio) ethyl phosphorothionate] and demeton-S [diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio) ethyl] phosphorothiolate]. |
| dimefox | NNN'N'-tetramethylphosphorodiamidic fluoride. |
| mazidox | NNN'N'-tetramethylphosphorodiamidic azide. |
| PART II | |
| aldicarb | 2-methyl-2-(methylthio) propionaldehyde O-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime. |
| amiton | S-(2-diethylaminoethyl) diethyl phosphorothiolate. The salts of the last mentioned substance. |
| carbofuran | 2, 3-dihydro-2, 2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate. |
| — | S-(2-chloro-1-phthalimidoethyl) diethyl phosphorothiolothionate. |
| cycloheximide | 3-[2-(3,5-dimethyl-2-oxocyclo-hexyl)-2-hydroxyethyl] glutarimide. |
| — | diethyl N-(4-methyl-1, 3-dithiolan-2-ylidene) phosphoramidate. |
| dinoseb | 2-(1-methyl-n-propyl)-4, 6-dinitrophenol. The salts of the last mentioned substance. |
| dinoterb | 2-tert-butyl-4, 6-dinitrophenol. The salts of the last mentioned substance. |
| disulfoton | diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio) ethyl] phosphorothiolothionate. |
Act 1952 or the Health and Safety (Agriculture) (Poisonous Substances) Regulations 1975 as requiring the use of protective clothing and the maintenance of a register.
The provisions of the Agriculture (Poisonous Substances) Act 1952 which set out the broad categories of substances to which the Act applied were repealed by the Agriculture (Poisonous Substances) Act 1952 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1975 when the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 came into force.The Health and Safety (Agriculture) (Poisonous Substances) Regulations 1975 were made under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The substances which require the maintenance of a register and the use of protective clothing are listed in Schedule 2 of these regulations and are divided into four parts.The list is as follows:
| Column 1 Common name | Column 2 Substance |
| DNOC | 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol. The salts of the last mentioned substance. |
| endosulfan | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10-hexachloro-1, 5, 5a, 6, 9, 9a-hexahydro-6, 9-methano-2, 4, 3-benzo [e]-dioxathiepin 3-oxide. |
| endothal | 7-oxabicyclo [2, 2, 1] heptane-2, 3-dicarboxylic acid. The salts of the last mentioned substance. |
| endrin | 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy-1, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-octahydro-exo-1, 4-exo-5, 8-dimethanonaphthalene. |
| — | fluoroacetamide. |
| fonofos | O-ethyl S-phenyl ethylphosphonothiolothionatc. |
| medinoterb | 2, 4-dinitro-3-methyl-6-t-butylphenol. The salts of the last mentioned substance. |
| methomyl | 1-(methylthio) ethylideneamino methylcarbamate. |
| mevinphos | cis-2-methoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate. |
| mipafox | NN'-di-isopropylphosphorodiamidic fluoride. |
| oxamyl | 1-(dimethylcarbamoyl)-1-methylthioformaldehyde O-methylcarbamoyloxime. |
| parathion | diethyl 4-nitrophenyl phosphorothionate. |
| phorate | diethyl S-(ethylthiomethyl) phosphorothiolothionate. |
| — | potassium arsenite. |
| schradan | bis-NNN'N'-tetramethylphosphorodiamidic anhydride. |
| — | sodium arsenite. |
| sulfotep | bis-OO-diethylphosphorothionic anhydride. |
| TEPP | bis-OO-diethylphosphoric anhydride. |
| thionazin | diethyl O-2-pyrazinyl phosphorothionate. |
| PART III | |
| azinphos-ethyl | S-(3,4-dihydro-4-oxobenzo [d]-[1, 2, 3]-triazin-3-ylmethyl) diethyl phosphorothiolothionate. |
| izanphos-methyl | S-(3, 4-dihydro-4-oxobenzo [d]-[1, 2, 3]-triazin-3-ylmethyl) dimethyl phosphorothiolothionate. |
| chlorfenvinphos | 2-chloro-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl) vinyl diethyl phosphate. |
| demephion | Any mixture of demephion-0 [dimethyl 2-(methylthio) ethyl phosphorothionate] and demephion-S [dimethyl S-[2-(methylthio) ethyl] phosphorothiolate]. |
| demeton-methyl | Any mixture of demeton-0-methyl [2-(ethylthio) ethyl dimethyl phosphorothionate] and demeton-S-methyl [S-[2-(ethylthio) ethyl dimethyl phosphorothiolate]. |
| demeton-S-methyl | S-[2-(ethylthio) ethyl] dimethyl phosphorothiolate. |
| demeton-S-methyl sulphone | S-[2-(ethyl-sulphonyl) ethyl] dimethyl phosphorothiolate. |
| dichlorvos | 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate. |
| Column 1 Common name | Column 2 Substance |
| — | diethyl 4-phenyl-1, 3, 4-triazol-2-yl phosphorothionate. |
| dioxathion | 1, 4-dioxan-2, 3-ylidene bis-(OO-diethyl phosphorothiolothionate). |
| drazoxolon | 4-(2-chlorophenylhydrazono)-3-methyl-5-isoxazolone. |
| ethion | tetraethyl SS' methylene bis-(phosphorothiolothionate). |
| fenazaflor | 5, 6-dichloro-1-phenoxycarbonyl-2-trifluoromethylbenzimidazole. |
| fentin acetate | triphenyltin acetate. |
| fentin hydroxide | triphenyltin hydroxide. |
| formetanate | 3-dimethylaminomethyleneaminophenyl N-methylcarbamate. |
| mecarbam | S-(N-ethoxycarbonyl-N-methylcarbamoylmethyl) diethyl phosphorothiolothionate. |
| methidathion | S-(2, 3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-3-yl-methyl) dimethylphosphorothiolothionate. |
| nicotine | nicotine. The salts of nicotine. |
| omethoate | dimethyl S-(N-methylcarbamoylmethyl) phosphorothiolatc. |
| oxydemeton-methyl | S-[2-(ethylsulphinyl)ethyl] dimethyl phosphorothiolate. |
| phenkapton | S-(2, 5-dichlorophenylthiomethyl) diethyl phosphorothiolothionate. |
| phosphamidon | 2-chloro-2-diethylcarbamoyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate. |
| pirimiphos-ethyl | O-(2-diethylamino-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yl) OO-diethyl phosphorothioate. |
| — | sodium 4-(dimethylamino)-benzenediazosulphonate. |
| thiometon | S-2-ethylthioethyl dimethyl phosphorothiolothionate. |
| vamidothion | dimethyl S-[2-(1-methylcarbamoylethylthio) ethyl] phosphorothiolate. |
| PART IV | |
| Any organo-mercury compound. |