Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992, as amended, by the insertion of a definition of the words “intentionally been added” in regulation 2. The definition includes an evidential presumption, which is rebuttable if evidence to the contrary is adduced in any proceedings.
In regulation 3(a) and (b), the prohibitions on the importation of products containing chrysotile or amphibole asbestos respectively are amended, and now refer to products to which chrysotile or amphibole asbestos, as the case may be, has intentionally been added.
A copy of the Regulatory Impact Assessment prepared in respect of these Regulations can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive, Economic Adviser’s Unit, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS.