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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Deregulation Act 2015 (Poisons and Explosives Precursors) (Consequential Amendments, Revocations and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015.
(2) The following come into force on 20th April 2015—
(a)this article;
(b)article 2; and
(c)paragraphs 1 and 11 of the Schedule(and article 3 so far as relating to those paragraphs).
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this Order comes into force on 26th May 2015.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), this Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland only.
(5) The amendments made by the Schedule have the same extent as the provisions they amend.
2. In this Order—
“the Act” means the Poisons Act 1972(1);
“the 2014 Regulations” means the Control of Explosives Precursors Regulations 2014(2).
3. The Schedule (which contains amendments to subordinate legislation consequential on the coming into force of Schedule 21 to the Deregulation Act 2015) has effect.
4. The following are revoked—
(a)the Poisons List Order 1982(3);
(b)the Poisons Rules 1982(4);
(c)the 2014 Regulations.
5.—(1) Any licence granted under the 2014 Regulations which is in force immediately before the revocation date is, on and after that date until the date of its expiry, to be treated as if it had been granted under section 4A(1) of the Act (and the provisions of the Act, and regulations made under the Act, apply accordingly).
(2) Paragraph (3) applies where—
(a)an application for a licence under the 2014 Regulations is made before the revocation date, and
(b)a decision to grant or refuse the application has not been made or notified to the applicant before that date.
(3) The application is to be treated as an application for a licence under section 4A of the Act (and the provisions of the Act, and regulations made under the Act, apply accordingly).
(4) Paragraph (5) applies where—
(a)a request for an internal review under regulation 9 of the 2014 Regulations is made before the revocation date, and
(b)the review has not been completed before that date.
(5) The request is to be treated as a request for a review under any corresponding provision of regulations made under the Act.
(6) In this article “the revocation date” means 26th May 2015.
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
27th March 2015
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