{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-health-and-safety-and-genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-2/paragraph-123",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-health-and-safety-and-genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-2/paragraph-123.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/720",
  "legislation_title": "The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-health-and-safety-and-genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/123",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "123",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Article 81 is amended as follows.\n(2) For the heading, substitute “ The competent authority ”.\n(3) For paragraph 1, substitute—\n“1 The competent authority responsible for the application of this Regulation—\n(a) is the competent authority as appointed by regulation 5 of the Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013, and\n(b) must have a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff to enable the obligations provided for in this Regulation to be carried out efficiently and effectively. ”.\n(4) In paragraph 2—\n(a) in the first subparagraph—\n(i) for “Competent authorities” substitute “ The competent authority ”;\n(ii) omit the final sentence;\n(b) in the second subparagraph—\n(i) for “Competent authorities” substitute “ The competent authority ”;\n(ii) for “helpdesks”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “ a helpdesk ”;\n(c) omit paragraph 3.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 123(3) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1567), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 34"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 123 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/720/schedule/2/paragraph/123",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:42:46.757889+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."
}