5.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision for or in connection with establishing the format of information to be reported or published for the purpose of regulation 7 of the Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012(1).
(2) The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes provision amending—
(a)the Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012;
(b)Commission Implementing Decision 2015/6674/EU establishing a common format for the submission of Member State reports on the implementation of Directive 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products(2).
6.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations—
(a)amend provision in any enactment which corresponds to that made by Annex 3 to Directive 2004/42/CE;
(b)make provision requiring (whether by amending an enactment, or otherwise) a reference to Annex 3 to Directive 2004/42/CE (or a reference which encompasses that Annex) to be read as a reference to that Annex with modifications.
(2) But the Secretary of State may exercise the power in paragraph (1) only to the extent that the Secretary of State considers that it is appropriate to do so as a result of technical progress.
As amended by S.I. 2018/1407.