Citation, Commencement, Revocation and Amendment1

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 20022 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