Introductory text

England, Wales and Scotland

Health And Safety

Made 15th November 2016

Laid before Parliament 16th November 2016

Coming into force 8th December 2016

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to measures relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.C1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A^f3 of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972:

Annotations

Modifications

C1: Regulations modified (19.6.2021) by The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/730), regs. 1, 4, Sch. 1 para. 6

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1995/751.
f2: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1.
f3: Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Schedule, Part 1.