The Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 1994/1806 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 1373

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made

22nd May 1996

Laid before Parliament

30th May 1996

Coming into force

20th June 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1), being the Minister designated(2) for the purpose of that subsection in relation to the notification and control of substances, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 20th June 1996.

Amendment of the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994

2.  The following amendments are made to the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994(3):—

(a) in regulation 4(3) (g), for the words “(in the absence of persons other than a person nominated to be present and any person whom the inspector may allow to be present)” there shall be substituted the words “(in the absence of anyone, other than someone nominated by that person to be present and anyone whom the inspector may allow to be present)”;

(b) in regulation 5(3), the words “which is not to take immediate effect” shall be omitted; and;

(c) in regulation 7(3), for the words “the statutory maximum” there shall be substituted “level 5 on the standard scale”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

James Clappison

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment

16th May 1996

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

16th May 1996

Lindsay

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

22nd May 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain only, amend the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994 to correct defects in those Regulations.

(1)

1972 c. 68.

(2)

S.I. 1981/1536.

(3)

S.I. 1994/1806.