Amendment of the Biocidal Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
2.—(1) The Biocidal Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) For paragraph (5) of regulation 8 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:
“(5) It shall be the duty of any person using a biocidal product containing an active substance which is included in Annex 1B to use that product in a manner which involves the rational application of a combination of physical, biological, chemical or other measures as appropriate to limit the use of biocidal products to the minimum necessary for the effective control of target organisms.”.
(3) After sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 there shall be added the following sub-paragraph:
“(4) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraphs (1) to (3), any person who fails to discharge a duty under regulation 8(5) shall be guilty of an offence under Article 31(1)(c) of the 1978 Order.”.