SCHEDULE 1U.K.Amendment of Titles 1 to 15

PART 8U.K.Amendment of Title 8: Restrictions on the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles

59.—(1) Article 73 is amended as follows.U.K.

(2) For the heading substitute “ Restriction decisions ”.

(3) In paragraph 1—

(a)in the first subparagraph—

(i)for “Commission shall prepare” substitute “ Secretary of State must propose ”;

(ii)for the words from “the opinion of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis” to “whichever is the earlier” substitute “ the Agency's opinions ”;

(iii)at the end, insert “ The functions of deciding whether to propose a draft amendment, and of proposing a draft amendment, are subject to the consent requirement in Article 4A. ”;

(b)in the second subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(4) For paragraph 2 substitute—

“2.  The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend Annex 17 to include the draft amendment.

Regulations under this paragraph are to be made by statutory instrument; and a statutory instrument containing regulations made under this paragraph is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

The function of making regulations under this Article is subject to the consent requirement in Article 4A.”.

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