Paragraph 1 Amendment of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

for paragraph (3)(e) substitute the following—

“(e)

it complies with any legal requirement which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment.”; and

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

In paragraph (3)(e), “any legal requirement” means any requirement of—

(a)

an enactment (whether in an Act or instrument) which implements in Great Britain any provision on design or manufacture with respect to health or safety in any relevant Community Directive listed in Schedule 1; or

(b)

Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ No L81, 31.3.2016, p51).”.