The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 3247

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994

Made

20th December 1994

Laid before Parliament

9th January 1995

Coming into force

31st January 1995

The Secretary of State, being the designated Minister(1) for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures relating to consumer protection, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b) and (9), 80(1) and (4) and 82(3) (a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), (4) and (5), 15 and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(3) (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf—

(a)

for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act; and

(b)

it appearing to him that the modifications to the enactments referred to in regulation 19(3) below are expedient in consequence of the Regulations referred to below after the carrying out by him of consultations in accordance with se ction 80(4) of the 1974 Act,

hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

S.I. 1976/897 and S.I. 1993/2661.

(2)

1972 c. 68; the definition of the Treaties referred to in section 2(2) was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).

(3)

1974 c. 37; sections15(1), 50(3) and 80(4) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6, 16(3) and 19 respectively.