These Regulations introduce changes of a technical nature to the Chemical Weapons (Notifications) Regulations 1996 which have been agreed by all States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention at the Conference of States Parties at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The changes reflect current UK practice. The changes relate to the procedure for notifying the Secretary of State of chemicals used, and the thresholds applicable to such notifications.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as it has no impact on the costs of business.