These Regulations are made in part in exercise of the powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular section 8(2)(a), (b), (d) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. They are also made in part to amend domestic legislation that is out of date.

Part 2 makes amendments to provisions in secondary legislation on fertilisers and ammonium nitrate material that are out of date. Regulation 2 amends the Fertilisers Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2197) to remove references to EEC fertilisers and EC fertilisers, since the EU fertilisers regime is dealt with in other legislation. Regulation 3 amends the Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1082) and regulation 4 amends the EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2486).

The remainder of the Regulations makes amendments arising from the withdrawal from the European Union to legislation regulating fertilisers and ammonium nitrate material. Part 3 amends retained direct EU legislation and Part 4 amends primary and secondary legislation.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.