Disapplication where more specific F1... safety rules applyE+W+S
5. These Regulations do not apply to a product if, or to the extent that, [F2other enactments (as they apply in Great Britain)], which apply to it, make more specific provision than [F3these Regulations] in connection with the hazards referred to in Annex I (Part 1 of Schedule 2).
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 5 heading omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 12 para. 5(a) (with Sch. 12 para. 22) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 5 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 12 para. 5(b) (with Sch. 12 para. 22) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/1460, reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 7(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in reg. 5 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 12 para. 5(c) (with Sch. 12 para. 22) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
[F4Disapplication where more specific safety obligations applyN.I.
5.—(1) These Regulations do not apply to a product if, or to the extent that, paragraph (2) applies.
(2) This paragraph applies where any NI Protocol obligation, other than any obligation in relation to the Directive, applies to the product and makes more specific provision than the Directive in connection with the hazards referred to in Annex I (Part 1 of Schedule 2).]
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only
Textual Amendments
F4Reg. 5 substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 4 para. 3