This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 1994/1806 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
1996 No. 1373
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721, being the Minister designated2 for the purpose of that subsection in relation to the notification and control of substances, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 20th June 1996.

Amendment of the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 19942.

The following amendments are made to the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 19943:—

(a)

in regulation 4(3) (g), for the words “(in the absence of persons other than a person nominated to be present and any person whom the inspector may allow to be present)” there shall be substituted the words “(in the absence of anyone, other than someone nominated by that person to be present and anyone whom the inspector may allow to be present)”;

(b)

in regulation 5(3), the words “which is not to take immediate effect” shall be omitted; and;

(c)

in regulation 7(3), for the words “the statutory maximum” there shall be substituted “level 5 on the standard scale”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

James Clappison
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain only, amend the Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994 to correct defects in those Regulations.