PART 2Amendment of out of date references

The Fertilisers Regulations 19912

1

The Fertilisers Regulations 19915 are amended as follows.

2

Omit regulations 1A and 2.

3

Before regulation 3 insert—

Scope: “EC fertilisers”2A

These Regulations do not apply to fertilisers designated as “EC fertilisers”.

4

In regulation 3—

a

in the heading omit “not designated as EEC fertilisers or EC fertilisers”;

b

renumber the existing regulation as paragraph (1) of regulation 3;

c

omit the words from “, not being designated” to “EC fertiliser,”.

5

In regulation 3A—

a

renumber the existing regulation as paragraph (2) of regulation 3;

b

omit the words from “, not being designated” to “EC fertiliser,”.

6

In regulation 4(4) and (5) omit the words from “, not being designated” to “EC fertilisers,”.

7

In the following regulations omit the words from “, not being designated” to “EC fertiliser,”—

a

regulation 7(b) and (c);

b

regulation 9(b) and (c).

8

In regulation 10(1), in the words before paragraph (a), for the words from the beginning to “as respects” substitute “As respects”.

9

Omit regulation 11.

10

Schedule 1 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (11) to (13).

11

In the following paragraphs omit the words from “, not being designated” to “EC fertilisers,”—

a

paragraph 6;

b

paragraph 7(a)(i) and (b).

12

In Section B of the table, in column (4), in the table relating to nitrogen, in each place it occurs—

a

omit the column headed “EC fertiliser”;

b

in the second column, for “Other than EEC fertilisers or EC fertiliser” substitute “Fertiliser”.

13

In Section C of the table, in group 2, in column (4), in each place they occur, omit—

a

EC fertiliser”;

b

“Other than EEC fertilisers or EC fertiliser”.

14

Schedule 2 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (15) and (16).

15

In Part 1, in paragraph 1—

a

omit sub-paragraph (a);

b

in sub-paragraph (i) omit the words from the beginning to “EC fertilisers,”;

c

in sub-paragraph (k), in the second sentence omit the words from “, sold” to “EC fertiliser,”.

16

In Part 2, in paragraph 2 omit the words from the beginning to “EC fertiliser,”.

The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 20033

In Schedule 2 to the Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 20036, in paragraph 12, in notes 1 and 2, for the words from “Annex II” to “87/94/EEC” substitute “Annex 3 to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers7”.

The EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 20064

1

The EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 20068 are amended as follows.

2

In the following regulations, for “National Assembly for Wales”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Welsh Ministers”—

a

regulation 10;

b

regulation 14;

c

regulation 19.

3

In regulation 10—

a

in paragraph (2), for “it” substitute “they”;

b

in paragraph (3), for “it” substitute “them”.

4

Omit regulation 16.

5

In regulation 17(c), for “33” substitute “30”.