The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 No. 390

SCHEDULE 5 Consequential Amendments

Amendment of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

1.  Regulation 4 (provision of personal protective equipment) of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992(1) is amended as follows—

(a) for paragraph (3)(e) substitute the following—

“(e) it complies with any legal requirement which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment.”; and

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) In paragraph (3)(e), “any legal requirement” means any requirement of—

(a) an enactment (whether in an Act or instrument) which implements in Great Britain any provision on design or manufacture with respect to health or safety in any relevant Community Directive listed in Schedule 1; or

(b) Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ No L81, 31.3.2016, p51).”.

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S.I. 1992/2966. There are amendments not relevant to this instrument.