The Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018

Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 389

Consumer Protection

Health And Safety

The Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018

Made

20th March 2018

Laid before Parliament

21st March 2018

Coming into force

21st April 2018

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to measures relating to safety as regards appliances burning gaseous fuels.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A(3) of Schedule 2 to, the 1972 Act.

(1)

S.I. 1991/755. See article 2 of, and the Schedule to this Order.

(2)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).

(3)

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008.