Regulation 16 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007

for the definition of “carcinogen” substitute—

• ““carcinogen” means—

  1. (a)

     a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen set out in Annex I to the CLP Regulation whether or not the substance or mixture would be required to be classified under that Regulation; or

  2. (b)

     a substance or mixture which is—

     1. (i)

        referred to in Schedule 1; or

     2. (ii)

        released by a process referred to in Schedule 1 and is a substance hazardous to health;”;

after the definition of “carcinogen” insert—

• ““CLP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, of which Articles 6(5), 11(3), 12, 14, 18(3)(b), 23, 25 to 29, 35(2) second and third sub-paragraphs and Annexes I to VII are to be read as amended from time to time;”

for the definition of “mutagen”, substitute—

• ““mutagen” means a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification as a category 1A or 1B germ cell mutagen set out in Annex I to the CLP Regulation, whether or not the substance or mixture would be required to be classified under that Regulation;”