Statutory Instruments
Health And Safety
Made
8th March 2016
Laid before Parliament
10th March 2016
Coming into force
20th April 2016
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the placing on the market, transfer and safety of explosives for civil use.
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 a reference to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.
S.I. 1993/2661, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
1972 c.68; section 2(2) and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 were amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), sections 27(1)(a) and 28 respectively and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Part 1 of the Schedule.