The Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Citation, commencement and extent

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003, come into force on 1st April 2003 and extend to the United Kingdom.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“ the Great Britain Regulations” means the Biocidal Products Regulations 2001(1);

“the Northern Ireland Regulations” means the Biocidal Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(2).

Amendment of the Great Britain Regulations

3.  In the Great Britain Regulations–

(a) in regulation 2(1), after the definition of “feedingstuff” insert—

““the first review regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) 1896/2000(3)”;

(b) in regulation 2(1), for the definition of “new active substance”, substitute the following—

““new active substance” means—

(a)

an active substance which is not an existing active substance; or

(b)

for the purposes of regulations 4 to 6, both an active substance which is not an existing active substance and an existing active substance not included in the list referred to in Article 6(1)(b) of the first review regulation, in relation to the product type for which application is now being made;”;

(c) after regulation 39 add the following regulation—

“General Industry Charge

39A.   Schedule 12A shall have effect.”; and

(d) after Schedule 12 add the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Amendment of the Northern Ireland Regulations

4.  In the Northern Ireland Regulations–

(a) in regulation 2(1), after the definition of “feedingstuff” insert—

““the first review regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) 1896/2000(4)”;

(b) in regulation 2(1), for the definition of “new active substance”, substitute the following—

““new active substance” means—

(a)

an active substance which is not an existing active substance; or

(b)

for the purposes of regulations 4 to 6, both an active substance which is not an existing active substance and an existing active substance not included in the list referred to in Article 6(1)(b) of the first review regulation, in relation to the product type for which application is now being made;”;

(c) after regulation 39 add the following regulation—

“General Industry Charge

39A.   Schedule 11A shall have effect.”; and

(d) after Schedule 11 add the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

Nick Brown

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

26th February 2003