The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment to Part 5

5.—(1) In regulation 69—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “withdraw the product” insert “from Northern Ireland”;

(ii) after “recall the product” insert “from Northern Ireland”;

(b) in paragraph (3) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”.

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (4A),”;

(ii) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”;

(iii) for “Member States” substitute “relevant states”;

(d) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) Paragraph (4) does not require the Secretary of State to inform the Commission or the other relevant states where the lack of conformity extends only to any of England or Wales or Scotland.”;

(e) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “United Kingdom market” substitute “market in Northern Ireland”;

(f) in paragraph (7) for “Member States” substitute “relevant states”.

(2) In regulation 70—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “Member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “Member State” in the first place in which it occurs substitute “relevant state”;

(ii) for “Member State” in the second place in which it occurs substitute “relevant states”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (a) after “authority” insert “in Northern Ireland”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (b) for “product; and” substitute “product.”

(v) omit sub-paragraph (c).

(c) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for “Member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(ii) after “are taken” insert “in Northern Ireland”;

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) for “Member State” substitute “relevant state”;

(ii) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “in Northern Ireland”;

(e) at the end of paragraphs (6) and (7) insert “in respect of Northern Ireland”.