The following poisons are listed in Part II of the Poisons List:
- Aldicarb
- alpha-chloralose
- ammonia
- the following arsenic compounds - calcium arsenites, copper acetoarsenite, copper arsenates, copper arsenites, lead arsenates
- the following salts of barium - barium carbonate, barium silicofluoride
- carbofuran
- cycloheximide
- dinitrocresols (DNOC), their compounds with a metal or a base
- dinoseb, its compounds with a metal or a base
- dinoterb
- drazoxolon and its salts
- endosulfan
- endothal and its salts
- endrin
- compounds of fentin
- formaldehyde
- formic acid
- hydrochloric acid
- hydrofluoric acid, alkali metal bifluorides, ammonium bifluoride, alkali metal fluorides, ammonium fluoride, sodium silicofluoride
- mercuric chloride, mercuric iodide, organic compounds of mercury except compounds which contain a methyl (CH3) group directly linked to the mercury atom
- metallic oxalates
- methomyl
- nicotine and its salts and quaternary compounds
- nitric acid
- nitrobenzene
- oxamyl
- paraquat and its salts
- phenols (as defined in part I of the poisons list) in substances containing less than 60% weight in weight, of phenols and compound of phenols with a metal in substances containing less than the equivalent of 60% weight in weight, of phenols
- phosphoric acid
- the following phosphorus compounds - azinphos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, demphion, demeton-S-methyl sulphone, dialifos, dichlorvos, dioxathion, disulfoton, fonofos, mecarbam, mephosfolan, methidathion, mevinphos, omethoate, oxydemeton-methyl, parathion, phenkapton, phorate, phosphamidon, pirimiphos-ethyl, quinalphos, thiometon, thionazin, triazophos, vamidothion
- potassium hydroxide
- sodium hydroxide
- sodium nitrite
- sulphuric acid
- thiofanox
- zinc phosphide.
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Poisons Act 1972