Paragraph 7 Amendments to the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015

(1)

The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015^f1are amended as follows.

(2)

Regulation 4 (meaning of “competent”) is renumbered as paragraph (1) of that regulation.

(3)

In regulation 4(1) as renumbered—

(a)

in paragraph (a), after “column 3 of that Table”, insert “, or has obtained the equivalent of those qualifications in a specified state”;

(b)

for paragraph (c), substitute—

“(c)

a person is competent to carry out work with methyl bromide if that person has—

(i)

obtained the British Pest Control Association Certificate of Proficiency for Fumigation Operators^f2 and successfully completed the British Pest Control Association module referred to in the list in Schedule 3 which relates to the work in question; or

(ii)

obtained an equivalent certificate, and successfully completed an equivalent module, in a specified state.”.

(4)

After regulation 4(1) as renumbered, insert—

“(2)

For the purposes of this regulation, a “specified state” means one of the states specified in Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2015/168, to which there are amendments but none is relevant to these Regulations.
f2: Details can be obtained from the British Pest Control Association, 4A Mallard Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8GX, telephone number: 01332 294288/225113; email: [email protected].