Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 15th May 2001.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1).

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendment of the principal Regulations

3.—(1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “approved classification and labelling guide”, for the words “3rd Edition” there shall be substituted the words “Fourth edition”.

(3) For regulation 4 there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“4.  In these Regulations, the “approved supply list” means the document approved by the Executive for the purposes of these Regulations and entitled “Information approved for the classification and labelling of substances and preparations dangerous for supply (Sixth Edition)” approved by the Health and Safety Commission on 15th August 2000.”.

(4) In regulation 13—

(a)for paragraph (3), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(3) Subject to paragraph (5), a person shall not supply a substance or preparation referred to in paragraph (4) in a receptacle of any size fitted with—

(a)a replaceable closure unless the packaging complies with the requirements of BS EN 28317 or ISO 8317; or

(b)a non-replaceable closure unless the packaging complies with the requirements of EN 682.”;

(b)for sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(d)substances and preparations which are assigned the risk phrase (R65) and classified and labelled according to paragraph 51 of the approved classification and labelling guide, except where such substances or preparations are supplied in aerosol dispensers or containers fitted with sealed spray attachments.”; and

(c)in paragraph (8), for the words “BS 7280 or EN Standard 272” there shall be substituted the words “EN ISO 11683”.

(5) In Schedule 6—

(a)for Part IIIA there shall be substituted the Part set out in the Schedule; and

(b)in Part IIIB, in the title, the words “ “Restricted to professional users” ” shall be omitted.

(6) In Schedule 7, for the words from “ “BS 7280” ” to “warning of danger”, there shall be substituted the words—

““EN 862” means CEN Standard EN 862 (March 1997 edition) relating to ‘Packaging — Child-resistant packaging — Requirements and testing procedures for non re-closable packages for non-pharmaceutical products’ adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN);”

““EN ISO 11683” means EN ISO Standard 11683 (1997 edition) relating to ‘Packaging — Tactile warnings of danger — Requirements’;”.

Transitional provisions

4.  Until 1st June 2001 any person who complies with the requirements of the principal Regulations, as they had effect immediately before 15th May 2001, shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations.