The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007

16.—(1) The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) for the definition of “carcinogen” substitute—

““carcinogen” means—

(a)

a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen set out in Annex I to the CLP Regulation whether or not the substance or mixture would be required to be classified under that Regulation; or

(b)

a substance or mixture which is—

(i)

referred to in Schedule 1; or

(ii)

released by a process referred to in Schedule 1 and is a substance hazardous to health;”;

(b) after the definition of “carcinogen” insert—

““CLP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, of which Articles 6(5), 11(3), 12, 14, 18(3)(b), 23, 25 to 29, 35(2) second and third sub-paragraphs and Annexes I to VII are to be read as amended from time to time;”

(c) for the definition of “mutagen”, substitute—

““mutagen” means a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1A or 1B germ cell mutagen set out in Annex I to the CLP Regulation, whether or not the substance or mixture would be required to be classified under that Regulation;”

(1)

S.I. 2007/3100, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.