The Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Regulations 2024

Amendment to the Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003

2.—(1) The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(2) (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “competent laboratory” substitute—

““competent laboratory” means a laboratory which—

(a)

is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service under standard ISO 17025 (general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories) of the International Organisation for Standardisation;

(b)

is based in the United Kingdom or in the territory of a party to the CPTPP; and

(c)

has sufficient equipment, facilities and expertise to conduct a detonation resistance test and is independent from any person having an interest in the outcome of such test;”;

(b) after the definition of “competent laboratory” insert—

““the CPTPP” has the meaning set out in section 1 of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024;”;

(c) omit “and” at the end of the definition of “unique numbered copy”; and

(d) after the definition of “unique numbered copy” insert—

““United Kingdom Accreditation Service” means a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales under number 03076190; and”.

(3) In regulation 13(2) (transitional provision) after “were a reference to the United Kingdom or the European Union” insert “, and as if words “from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service” were omitted for laboratories based in the European Union”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1082, amended by S.I. 2011/1885, 2019/306, 2019/601, 2022/29, 2022/1182; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.