SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS TO SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201334

In regulation 12—

a

for paragraph (1) substitute—

1

In this regulation, “essential use active substance” means an active substance in respect of which the Secretary of State or a Devolved Authority has granted a derogation for essential use under Article 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council.

b

in paragraph (5)(c), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State or Devolved Authority”;

c

in paragraph (6), for “Commission makes a decision or adopts a regulation” substitute “Secretary of State or Devolved Authority issues a decision”.