The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023

Amendments to Part 1 (Preliminary)

3.—(1) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “accreditation certificate”, for “Member State or Great Britain” substitute “relevant state”;

(b) in the definition of “competent national authority”, for “Member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(c) in the definition of “importer”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “EU” substitute “relevant market”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “third country on the EU” substitute “market outside the relevant market on the relevant”;

(d) in the following definitions, for “EU” substitute “relevant”—

(i) “make available on the market”;

(ii) “place on the market”;

(iii) “putting into service”;

(e) after the definition of “potentially explosive atmosphere” insert—

““product” means a product to which these Regulations apply, in accordance with regulation 3;”;

(f) after the definition of “relevant economic operator” insert—

““relevant market” means—

(a) the market in Northern Ireland; and

(b) the markets of the EEA states;

“relevant state” means—

(a) Northern Ireland; or

(b) any EEA state;”;

(g) at the end of the definition of “technical specification” omit “and”; and

(h) after the definition of “technical specification” insert—

““UK(NI) indication” means the marking in the form set out in Schedule 1 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1);

“United Kingdom Accreditation Service” means a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales under number 03076190; and”.

(2) In regulation 2(3)(b), for “Member State” substitute “relevant state”.

(3) Omit regulation 2(6).

(4) In regulation 2(7)—

(a) for “(Northern Ireland) 1954” substitute “1978(2)”; and

(b) omit “as it applies to an Act of the Assembly”.

(5) In regulation 3(3)(d), for “Council Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment(3)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC(4)”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1460.

(2)

1978 c. 30.

(3)

O.J. L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18–38.

(4)

O.J. L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 51–98.