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F1Pt. 5A inserted (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. 28 para. 40 (with Sch. 28 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
83A.—(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend any of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) where the Secretary of State considers it necessary to do so in order to take into account technical progress and new scientific evidence.
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)in Schedule 1—
(i)points 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and Section 3 of Part B;
(ii)Section 3 of Part C;
(b)Schedule 7;
(c)Schedule 9.
(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 5 where the Secretary of State considers it necessary to do so in order to take into account technical progress, the adequacy of ensuring equivalent conformity and new scientific evidence.
(4) Regulations made under this regulation may—
(a)make different provisions for different cases; and
(b)make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provisions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5) Regulations made under this regulation are to be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
83B.—(1) Where one or both of the conditions in paragraph (2) is met, the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—
(a)detailed procedures for the operation of regulations 50 to 52 and paragraph 2 of Module B (as set out in Schedule 15), taking into account the specific conformity assessment needs of the products covered by these Regulations;
(b)the application of the watercraft design categories set out in point 1 of Part A of Schedule 1, including on the use of weather terminology and measurement scales used in those categories;
(c)the information on the builder's plate set out in point 2.2 of Part A of Schedule 1;
(d)the application of the Regulations on navigation lights set out in point 5.7 of Part A of Schedule 1;
(e)arrangements for discharge prevention, in particular as regards operation of holding tanks, set out in point 5.8 of Part A of Schedule 1;
(f)the installation and testing of gas appliances and permanently installed gas systems on watercraft, as referenced in point 5.5 of Part A of Schedule 1.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the Secretary of State considers it necessary to make such provision in order to—
(a)take into account the progress of technical knowledge; and
(b)ensure that these Regulations are applied in a uniform manner.
(3) Before making regulations under this regulation, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(4) Regulations made under this regulation may—
(a)make different provisions for different cases; and
(b)make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provisions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5) Regulations made under this regulation are to be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]
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