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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1112",
  "legislation_title": "The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “ and ”;\n(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b);\n(b) after paragraph (1) insert—\n“(1A) A reference in a Schedule to these Regulations—\n(a) to “the European Union” is to be read as a reference to the relevant market;\n(b) to “Community Directives” is to be read as a reference to NI Protocol obligations;\n(c) to “the Notifying Member State” is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State.”;\n(c) in paragraph (2)—\n(i) after the definition of “indication of the guaranteed sound power level” insert—\n““NI Protocol obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement, whether or not an obligation to which section 7A(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 applies;”;\n(ii) after the definition of “open air” insert—\n““relevant market means—\n(a) the market of Northern Ireland; and\n(b) the markets of the EEA states;”;\n(iii) in the definition of “responsible person” for “European Union” in each of the three places in which it occurs, substitute “ relevant market ”.\n(3) In regulation 9(a)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (i), for “country outside the European Union” substitute “ market outside of the relevant market ”;\n(b) for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—\n“(ii) is imported into the relevant market for re-export to a market outside of the relevant market,”.\n(4) In the following paragraphs of regulation 11 for “directives” substitute “ NI Protocol obligations ”\n(a) paragraph (3) (twice);\n(b) paragraph (4) (four times).\n(5) In regulation 13(b) omit “other than the United Kingdom,”.\n(6) In regulation 17(2)—\n(a) for “European Union” substitute “ relevant market ” (twice);\n(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “ Northern Ireland ”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2018 c. 16. Section 7A was inserted by section 5 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 1(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1112/schedule/2/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:24:29.543490+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}