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Paragraph 2 Amendment to regulation 2

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

omit the definition of “accreditation”;

(b)

omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;

(c)

after the definition of “ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate” insert—

  • ““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 69 (approved bodies);”;

(d)

for the definition of “authorised representative” substitute—

  • ““authorised representative” means—

    1. (a)

      a person who—

      1. (i)

        immediately before exit day was established in the United Kingdom or an EEA state and was appointed by a manufacturer by written mandate to perform specified tasks for that manufacturer, in accordance with regulation 46, as it had effect immediately before exit day; and

      2. (ii)

        on or after exit day continues to be so established and appointed by the manufacturer to perform those tasks; or

    2. (b)

      a person who, on or after exit day, is appointed in accordance with regulation 46;”;

(e)

omit the definition of “CE marking”;

(f)

omit the definition of “competent national authority”;

(g)

after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—

  • ““declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 41;”

(h)

after the definition of “desensitised explosive” insert—

  • ““designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;

(i)

in the definition of “the Directive” at the end insert “(as it has effect immediately before exit day)”;

(j)

omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;

(k)

omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;

(l)

for the definition of “importer” substitute—

  • ““importer”, in relation to civil explosives, means any person who—

    1. (a)

      is established in the United Kingdom; and

    2. (b)

      places a civil explosive from a country outside the United Kingdom on the market;”;

(m)

in the definition of “making available on the market” for “an EEA state” substitute “the United Kingdom”;

(n)

omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;

(o)

in the definition of “place on the market” for “on the market in an EEA state” substitute “on the United Kingdom market”;

(p)

after the definition of “recipient competent authority document” insert—

  • ““relevant authority” means any public authority which has a function under these Regulations or a function under another enactment in relation to the security or traceability of civil explosives;” and

(q)

after the definition of “transfer” insert—

  • ““UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;

  • “UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”.