The Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 5 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND REVOCATION

Transitional provisions

45.—(1) Despite the revocation of the 1993 Regulations by these Regulations, a recipient competent authority document issued under the 1993 Regulations which was valid immediately before the relevant date is deemed to be a valid recipient competent authority document for the purposes of regulation 4 of these Regulations.

(2) Where an application for a recipient competent authority document under the 1993 Regulations has been made to, and received by, the Chief Constable before the relevant date and the application has not been refused or granted by that date, the application is deemed to be an application for a recipient competent authority document under regulation 4 of these Regulations and the provisions of these Regulations apply to the application.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “the 1993 Regulations” means the Placing on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993(1);

(b) “recipient competent authority document” has the same meaning as in regulation 4(8)(b); and

(c) “relevant date” is 21st October 2016.

Revocation

46.  The 1993 Regulations are revoked from 21st October 2016.

(1)

S.I. 1993 No. 488.