The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment to Part 5

5.—(1) In regulation 65—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) after “lifts” insert “from the market in Northern Ireland”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(iii) after “lifts” insert “from the market in Northern Ireland”;

(b) in paragraph (3) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”.

(c) in paragraph (4)

(i) at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (4A),”;

(ii) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”;

(iii) for “member States” substitute “relevant states”;

(d) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) Paragraph (4) does not require the Secretary of State to inform the Commission or the other relevant states where the lack of conformity extends only to any of England or Wales or Scotland.”;

(e) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) and (b)(i) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “United Kingdom market” substitute “market in Northern Ireland”;

(f) in paragraph (7) for “member States” substitute “relevant states”.

(2) In regulation 66—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “member State” in the first place in which it occurs substitute “relevant state”;

(ii) for “member States” substitute “relevant states”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (a) after “authority” insert “in Northern Ireland”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (b) for “lifts; and” substitute “lifts.”

(v) omit sub-paragraph (c).

(c) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for “member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(ii) after “are taken” insert “in Northern Ireland”;

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) for “member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(ii) for “the United Kingdom market” substitute “market in Northern Ireland”;

(e) at the end of paragraph (6) insert “in respect of Northern Ireland”;

(f) omit paragraph (7).

(3) In regulation 67—

(a) in paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (iii) after “lift” insert “from Northern Ireland”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(b)(ii) and (iii) after “lifts” insert “from Northern Ireland”;

(c) in paragraph (3) for “member States” substitute “relevant states”.