- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Detergents (Amendment) Regulations 2013
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 2013 No. 1244
- Explanatory Note
What Version
Opening Options
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Detergents Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”) to reflect the changes made by EU Regulation 259/2012 (“Regulation 259/2012”) of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 (“Regulation 648/2004”) as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents (OJ No L94, 30.3.2012, p.16).
Regulation 9 of the 2010 Regulations (which made it an offence to place on the market a detergent intended for use in domestic laundry if the weight of phosphorous in inorganic phosphate contained in the detergent was greater than 0.4% of the weight of the detergent) was due to come into force on 1st January 2015, but has been revoked by these Regulations. Instead, regulation 2(3) inserts a new offence of placing a consumer laundry detergent on the market which is in contravention of Article 4a (inserted by Regulation 259/2012) which limits the total content of phosphorus to 0.5 grams in the recommended quantity of the consumer laundry detergent to be used in the washing process.
Regulation 3 inserts a new regulation 31 requiring the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of the 2010 Regulations as they apply to England, and publish a report within five years beginning with 30th June 2013 and within every five years after that. Following a review the Secretary of State must consider, in relation to England, whether the Regulations should remain as they are, or be revoked or be amended. A further instrument would be needed to revoke the Regulations or to amend them.
Regulation 4 amends Schedule 2 to the 2010 Regulations to show which enforcement authorities in the United Kingdom are responsible for enforcement of Article 4a and Annex VIa of Regulation 648/2004.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or a public sector is foreseen.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Explanatory Note only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.