The Biocidal Products Regulations 2001

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

(a) “the 1998 Regulations” means the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(1);

“domestic premises” means premises occupied as a private dwelling (including any garden, yard, garage, outhouse or other appurtenance of such premises which is not used in common by the occupants of more than one such dwelling);

“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 19 of the 1974 Act;

“justice” means—

(i)

in relation to England and Wales, a justice of the peace;

(ii)

in relation to Scotland, a sheriff, stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace:

“local authority” means—

(i)

in relation to England, a county council so far as they are the council for an area for which there are no district councils, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(ii)

in relation to Scotland, the council for a local government area; and

(iii)

in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;

“work” shall be construed in accordance with section 52 of the 1974 Act; and

(b)

a reference to a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph so numbered in the paragraph in which that reference occurs.

(1)

S.I. 1998/494, amended by S.I. 1999/2024, 1999/3232.