The Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made: 6th February 2007

Laid before Parliament: 9th February 2007

Coming into force: 6th April 2007

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Amendment of the Biocidal Products Regulations 2001

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SCHEDULE

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Bill McKenzie — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — 6th February 2007

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68; Schedule 2 was amended by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51). As regards Scotland, see also section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) which provides that, despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of that Act of functions in relation to observing and implementing Community law, any function of a Minister of the Crown in relation to any matter shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

[^f00002]: 1974 c.37; sections 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively. Section 15(1) was also amended by S.I. 2002/794, art 5(2), Schedule 2. Section 50(3) was also amended by the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c.17), section 11(1), Schedule 3, paragraph 5.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2001/880, amended by S.I. 2003/429 and 2005/2451.

[^f00004]: OJ No. L123, 24.4.98, p.1.

[^f00005]: OJ No. L228, 8.9.2000, p. 6.

[^f00006]: OJ No. L307, 24.11.2003, p.1.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2002/1689, amended by S.I. 2005/2571.

[^f00008]: References to an existing active substance in these Regulations are affected by the provisions of Article 4.3 of the second review regulation, as amended by the Commission Regulation (EC) no. 1048/2005 (OJ No. L178, 9.7.2005, p.1.) (“the third review regulation”), which states that “from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, any active substance not listed in Annex I or Annex VII shall be deemed not to have been placed on the market for biocidal purposes before 14 May 2000”.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2005/1435.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2005/1435.

[^f00011]: Authorisations may only be made under this regulation following a decision made by the European Commission under Article 4a.3 of the second review regulation to allow the United Kingdom to grant an approval for a biocidal product containing the active substance to be placed on the market for certain essential uses.

[^f00012]: The first sub-paragraph of Article 4.2 of the second review regulation is substituted by Article 1.3 (b) of the third review regulation.

[^f00013]: Commission Decision of 20/XII/2006 addressed to the United Kingdom, concerning the extension of the deadline for placing on the market of biocidal products containing ammonia for use as a veterinary hygiene biocidal product for the prevention of infections by coccidia, cryptosporidium and nematodes in livestock, (C (2006) 6707).

Editorial notes

[^key-8a4ea35993d7f95738400c64e5634379]: Regulations revoked (1.9.2013) by The Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1506), regs. 1, 34(d) (with reg. 3(4)(5), 31, Sch. 2)

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