Regulation 7(2)
1. The Secretary of State may decide that it is necessary in the interests of defence for a person to be exempt from compliance with a listed REACH provision.U.K.
2. The Secretary of State may decide to apply the exemption—U.K.
(a)to a person, including the Secretary of State, or a category of persons;
(b)to one or more provision at the same time;
(c)prospectively;
(d)for a limited or unlimited period;
(e)generally or to a particular case;
(f)subject to such limitations and conditions as the Secretary of State sees fit.
3. A decision of the Secretary of State to apply the exemption must be evidenced in writing by a certificate.U.K.
4. A certificate—U.K.
(a)must contain sufficient particulars of the persons to whom, and the matters to which, it relates; and
(b)may be varied or revoked in writing.
5. The Secretary of State may provide to a person who has the benefit of a certificate—U.K.
(a)the certificate;
(b)a copy of it; or
(c)a copy of a relevant extract of the certificate.
6. A person who claims the benefit of a certificate must produce to the persons listed in paragraph 7 when reasonably requested to do so—U.K.
(a)the certificate;
(b)a copy of it made by the Secretary of State; or
(c)a copy made by the Secretary of State of a relevant extract of the certificate.
7. The persons referred to in paragraph 6—U.K.
(a)an enforcing authority;
(b)a competent authority;
(c)the equivalent of an enforcing authority of another member State;
(d)the European Chemicals Agency
8. Unless the contrary is proved—U.K.
(a)a certificate;
(b)a copy of it made by the Secretary of State; or
(c)a copy made by the Secretary of State of a relevant extract of the certificate,
is conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.