{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/880",
  "legislation_title": "The Biocidal Products Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 7th March 2001\nLaid before Parliament 16th March 2001\nComing into force 6th April 2001\nThe Secretary of State, being the Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to biocides, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(c), (5)(b), (8) and (9), 43(2), (4), (5) and (6) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), (4) and (5), 2(1), 4(1), 13(1), 15(1) and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/2788."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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 that Act of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under 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 specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1974 c. 37; sections 11(2), 15(1), 43(6) and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 4, 6, 12 and 16 respectively."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}