Citation, commencement and revocation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996 and except as provided by paragraphs (2) to (8) below shall come into force on 16th December 1996.
(2) Regulations 3(1)(b), 3(3), 4(4), 4(5), 6(1), 6(2)(h), 6(5)(a) (in so far as it relates only to regulation 6(2)(h)), 6(5)(b), 6(6), 6(7) and 6(9) to (12) shall come into force—
(a)on 1st January 1997 in relation to the supply of cosmetic products by the manufacturer in or importer into the United Kingdom or, in the case of cosmetic products manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom on behalf of another person, by that other person, except where the cosmetic products are supplied by retail in which case they shall come into force on 1st January 1998; and
(b)in all other cases on 1st January 1998.
(3) The following provisions shall come into force in accordance with paragraph (4) below—
(a)regulation 4(2)(a) and Schedule 1, in so far as they relate only to entry numbers 81, 92, 98, 113, 132, 154, 356, 462, 489, 557, 620 and 743 in that Schedule;
(b)regulations 4(2)(e)(ii), 4(2)(f) and 4(2)(g) and Part II of Schedule 4, in so far as they relate only to the deletion of entry number 15 in that Part; and
(c)regulations 4(2)(h)(i) and 4(2)(i) and Part I of Schedule 5, in so far as they relate only to entry number 10 in that Part.
(4) The provisions referred to in paragraph (3) above shall come into force—
(a)on 16th December 1996 in relation to the supply of cosmetic products by the manufacturer in or importer into the United Kingdom or, in the case of cosmetic products manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom on behalf of another person, by that other person, except where the cosmetic products are supplied by retail in which case they shall come into force on 1st July 1997; and
(b)in all other cases on 1st July 1997.
(5) The following provisions shall come into force in accordance with paragraph (6) below—
(a)regulation 4(2)(a) and Schedule 1, in so far as they relate only to entry numbers 342, 405 and 751 in that Schedule;
(b)regulation 4(2)(b) and Part I of Schedule 2, in so far as they relate only to entry numbers 15a, 15b and 15c in that Part;
(c)regulations 4(2)(e)(i) and 4(2)(f) and Part I of Schedule 4, in so far as they relate only to entry numbers 50, 51 and 52 in that Part;
(d)regulations 4(2)(e)(ii) and 4(2)(g) and Part II of Schedule 4, in so far as they relate only to the deletion of entry numbers 2 and 30 in that Part;
(e)regulations 4(2)(h)(i) and 4(2)(i) and Part I of Schedule 5, in so far as they relate only to entry number 11 in that Part; and
(f)regulations 4(2)(h)(ii) and 4(2)(i) and Part II of Schedule 5, in so far as they relate only to the deletion of entry numbers 33 and 34 in that Part.
(6) The provisions referred to in paragraph (5) above shall come into force—
(a)on 1st July 1997 in relation to the supply of cosmetic products by the manufacturer in or importer into the United Kingdom or, in the case of cosmetic products manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom on behalf of another person, by that other person, except where the cosmetic products are supplied by retail in which case they shall come into force on 1st July 1998; and
(b)in all other cases on 1st July 1998.
(7) Paragraph 6(41) of Schedule 8 shall come into force on 30th September 1997.
(8) Regulation 4(3) shall come into force on 1st January 1998.
(9) Subject to paragraph (10) below, the Regulations specified in Schedule 9 hereto are revoked with effect from 16th December 1996 provided that the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1989(1) shall continue to apply to cosmetic products which are supplied before 16th December 1996.
(10) The notes in Part I of Schedule 2, Part II of Schedule 4 and Part II of Schedule 5 shall apply.