Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
22. In regulation 13—
(a)for paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) In this regulation, “essential use active substance” means an active substance in respect of which the Secretary of State or a Devolved Authority has granted a derogation for essential use under Article 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”;
(b)in paragraph (5)(c), for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State or Devolved Authority”;
(c)in paragraph (6), for “Commission makes a decision or adopts a regulation” substitute “Secretary of State or Devolved Authority issues a decision”.