The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008

Regulation 7(2)

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Defence exemption certificates

1.  The Secretary of State may decide that it is necessary in the interests of defence for a person to be exempt from compliance with a listed REACH provision. U.K.

2.  The Secretary of State may decide to apply the exemption— U.K.

(a) to a person, including the Secretary of State, or a category of persons;

(b) to one or more provision at the same time;

(c) prospectively;

(d) for a limited or unlimited period;

(e) generally or to a particular case;

(f) subject to such limitations and conditions as the Secretary of State sees fit.

3.  A decision of the Secretary of State to apply the exemption must be evidenced in writing by a certificate. U.K.

4.  A certificate— U.K.

(a) must contain sufficient particulars of the persons to whom, and the matters to which, it relates; and

(b) may be varied or revoked in writing.

5.  The Secretary of State may provide to a person who has the benefit of a certificate— U.K.

(a) the certificate;

(b) a copy of it; or

(c) a copy of a relevant extract of the certificate.

6.  A person who claims the benefit of a certificate must produce to the persons listed in paragraph 7 [F1 or 7A] when reasonably requested to do so— U.K.

(a) the certificate;

(b) a copy of it made by the Secretary of State; or

(c) a copy made by the Secretary of State of a relevant extract of the certificate.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 para. 6 inserted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(c), 16(4)(a)

7.  The persons referred to in paragraph 6— E+W+S

[F2 (za) the Agency;

(zb) the appropriate authorities;]

(a) an enforcing authority;

F3 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 4 para. 7(za)(zb) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 10 para. 7(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 3(1)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Sch. 4 paras. 7(b)-(d) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 10 para. 7(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 3(1)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

7.  The persons referred to in paragraph 6 [F5 in respect of EU REACH] — N.I.

(a) an enforcing authority;

(b) a competent authority;

(c) the equivalent of an enforcing authority of [F6 a] member State;

(d) the European Chemicals Agency

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7 inserted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(c), 16(4)(b)

F6 Word in Sch. 4 para. 7(c) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(c), 16(4)(c)

[F4 7A.   The persons referred to in paragraph 6 in respect of retained REACH are— N.I.

(a) the retained REACH Agency;

(b) the appropriate authorities;

(c) an enforcing authority.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 4 para. 7A inserted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(c), 16(4)(d)

8.  Unless the contrary is proved— U.K.

(a) a certificate;

(b) a copy of it made by the Secretary of State; or

(c) a copy made by the Secretary of State of a relevant extract of the certificate,

is conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.