The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 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.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 16th July 2007.

Interpretation

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In these Regulations—

• “competent authority” means any of the authorities referred to in Regulation 3;

• ...

• “REACH” means EC Regulation 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ;

• ...

Competent authority

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following is a competent authority—

• (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (c) in Northern Ireland, the Department for the Economy and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs acting alone or jointly.

• (2) In relation to matters outside the competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the competent authority is the Secretary of State.

Obligations in relation to the United Kingdom

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Signed

Jeff Rooker — Minster of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 2007-06-15

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2006/608.

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68.

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L396, 30.12.06, p. 1.

[^f00004]: 2006 c.32.

Editorial notes

[^c18760531]: S.I. 2006/608.

[^c18760541]: 1972 c.68.

[^c18760551]: O.J. No. L396, 30.12.06, p. 1.

[^key-e336c464e24852f6da7c1c8f7ad59c19]: Regulations revoked (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 3(1)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-7665ddc63d0b6b086b32f634f6932c07]: Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(2)(a) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-80ecaa62010a692786e21a8a65e76e36]: Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(2)(b) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-60f55fb93e0f420ccff19b4df49e59f3]: Reg. 3(1)(a)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(3)(a) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-aef4a17b233a37a1899fdf0b706c012e]: Words in reg. 3(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(3)(b)(i) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-f06acddf93e61ad20ee0bd36134a6b95]: Words in reg. 3(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(3)(b)(ii) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-999543a348cd730655ce58110bd1489c]: Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(4) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-2a8de28e3077769b9e64c63fd678480e]: Reg. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(5) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)