**Exhibit 12.2**

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| **Exhibit 12.2** |
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I, Timothy A Scott, certify that:

| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC; |
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| 2.     | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |

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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |

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| 4.     | The Company’s other          certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining          disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules    13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have: |

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|   | (a)    | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |

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|   | (b)    | [paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986]; |

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|   | (c)    | Evaluated the effectiveness          of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented          in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure          controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this    report based on such evaluation; and |

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|   | (d)    | Disclosed in this report          any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s    internal control over financial reporting; and |

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| 5.     | The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s    board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |

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|   | (a)    | All significant deficiencies          and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control          over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect          the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report    financial information; and |

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|   | (b)    | Any fraud, whether or not          material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant    role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. |

Date April 5, 2004

|   |   | /s/ T A Scott                                            |   |
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|   |   | Timothy A ScottChief Financial Officer                   |   |

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