1 Citation, Commencement, Revocation and Amendment
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) Regulations 2006.
2 These Regulations, with the exception of regulations 5, 11 and 12, shall come into force on 4th December 2006, regulation 5 shall come into force on 24th August 2007, regulation 11 shall come into force on 16th January 2007 and regulation 12 shall come into force on 24th August 2007.
3 The Regulations listed in Schedule 1 are revoked to the extent and on the dates there specified.
4 The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply Regulations 2002 are amended as follows:
(a) in regulation 8(4) for “the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) (Consolidation) Regulations 1994” there is substituted “the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) Regulations 2006”; and
(b) for regulation 8(5)(a) there is substituted:

“(a) a substance specified in regulation 7 of the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) Regulations 2006; or”

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S.I.2002/1689 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.