{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-amendment-regulations-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-amendment-regulations-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2451",
  "legislation_title": "The Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-amendment-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 31st August 2005\nLaid before Parliament 8th September 2005\nComing into force 1st October 2005\nThe Secretary of State, being the Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to biocides, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.S.) (1.9.2013) by The Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1506), regs. 1, 34(c) (with regs. 3(4)(5), 31, Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/2788."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2451/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:09.493770+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}