[F1Article 30U.K.Power to amend Articles
1.Where the Secretary of State considers it necessary to do so to take technical progress into account, the Secretary of State may by regulations amend—
(a)point (k) of Article 2(1) (nanomaterials);
(b)paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 to 12 of Article 13 (notification) to add requirements; or
(c)paragraphs 3, 4 and 11 to 13 of Article 16 (nanomaterials) to add requirements.
2.The Secretary of State may by regulations amend paragraph 3 of Article 2(2) to reflect any changes in the name or structure of the recognised standardisation bodies.
3. Where the conditions in paragraph 4 are met, the Secretary of State may by regulations amend Article 16(1) to extend the provisions of Article 16 to nanomaterials used as colourants, UV-filters or preservatives that are regulated under Article 14.
4.The conditions referred to in paragraph 3 are that the Secretary of State considers that it is necessary to do so in view of—
(a)safety concerns raised by a competent authority; or
(b)scientific or technical evidence that there are safety concerns relating to colourants, UV filters or preservatives regulated under Article 14.
5.The Secretary of State may amend Article 14(1)(c) to extend its scope to hair colouring products.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ch. 10 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 27 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1246, regs. 1(3), 8(e)(i)(ii); and S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)