- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (16/07/2007)
- Original (As made)
Version Superseded: 31/12/2020
Point in time view as at 16/07/2007.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Statutory Instruments
Environmental protection
Made
15th June 2007
Laid before Parliament
21st June 2007
Coming into force
16th July 2007
The Secretary of State is designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to persistent organic pollutants, dangerous substances, preparations and chemicals.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under powers conferred by that section.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 16th July 2007.
2. In these Regulations—
“competent authority” means any of the authorities referred to in Regulation 3;
“devolved administration” means the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers or the Northern Ireland Assembly;
“REACH” means EC Regulation 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals M3;
“the Welsh Ministers” has the meaning given in section 45(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 M4.
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following is a competent authority—
(a)in England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c)in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Department of the Environment acting alone or jointly.
(2) In relation to matters outside the competence of a devolved administration, the competent authority is the Secretary of State.
4. An obligation under REACH which requires a competent authority to do any thing in relation to the United Kingdom as a whole must be complied with by—
(a)each competent authority in respect of its territory; and
(b)in respect of matters outside the competence of a devolved administration, the Secretary of State.
Jeff Rooker
Minster of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
15th June 2007
(This note is not part of these Regulations)
These Regulations appoint the competent authorities, except in Scotland, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (O.J. No. L396, 30.12.06, p. 1).
The Secretary of State is the competent authority in relation to matters that fall outside the competence of a devolved administration.
No impact assessment has been produced for these Regulations as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: