Biocidal Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2001 No. 422

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Biocidal Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Made

5th December 2001

Coming into operation

16th January 2002

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment(1) being a Department designated(2) for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to the notification and control of substances and to measures relating to biocides, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and, being the Department concerned(4), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 17(1), (2), (3) and (5), 40(2) and (4) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (4) and (5), 3(1), 12(1), 14(1) and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(5) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A) of that Order(6), after the carrying out by the said Executive of consultations in accordance with Article 46(3)(7) of that Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

Formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5)

(2)

S.I. 1981/1536 and S.I. 1999/2788

(3)

1972 c. 68

(4)

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

(5)

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

(6)

Article 13(1A) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

(7)

Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18