The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of regulation 6E+W+S

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.—(1) Regulation 6 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)for “rules of EU law” substitute “ any relevant enactment ”; and

(b)for “the law” substitute “ any other law ”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a)for the words from “giving” to “Directive”, substitute “ (“S”) which meets the conditions in paragraph (2A) ”;

(b)for “that national standard” substitute “ S ”; and

(c)omit the final sentence.

(4) After paragraph (2) insert—

(2A) The conditions referred to in paragraph (2) are that—

(a)the Secretary of State considers S appropriate for the purposes of giving rise to the presumption of conformity; and

(b)the Secretary of State has published the reference to S in a manner the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(5) In paragraph (3)—

(a)omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) omit “other”; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (c), for “European Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1