
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Benzene in Toys (Safety) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 31st December 1987.
2 
No person shall supply, offer to supply, agree to supply, expose for supply or possess for supply any toy (including any kit for making balloons) or part of a toy which contains benzene, or any substance which is intended for making balloons and contains benzene, where the concentration of benzene in the free state is in excess of 5 mg/kg of the mass of the toy or part of the toy or substance, as the case may be.
3 
The Novelties (Safety) Regulations 1980 are hereby amended in regulation 2 by omitting subparagraphs and  and the proviso.
Francis Maude
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
7th December 1987