The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 696

Regulation 33

SCHEDULE 30 Amendment of the Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Introduction

1.  The Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 are amended as follows.

Amendment to regulation 5

2.  In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in the opening words for “that is not an EEA State” substitute “other than the United Kingdom”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) for “an EEA State” substitute “the United Kingdom”,

(iii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “an EEA State” substitute “the United Kingdom”,

(iv) in sub-paragraph (c) for “either Great Britain or an EEA State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(b) omit “or an EEA State other than the United Kingdom”;

(c) in paragraph (5)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) omit “and”,

(ii) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the importer must at the time of its application provide the Secretary of State with the details of any site code previously attributed to those explosives; and

(c) the Secretary of State must attribute the code (which may be the same as the code previously attributed to the explosives) and inform the importer accordingly.”;

(d) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) Where this paragraph applies, the manufacturer must apply to the Health and Safety Executive for the Health and Safety Executive to attribute a code for the site where the explosives are manufactured.”.

Amendment to Schedule 1

3.  In Schedule 1, for paragraph 1(a)(ii)(aa) substitute—

“(aa) two letters identifying Northern Ireland, Great Britain or the EEA state (place of production or import);”.