Regulation 20
1. The Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 are amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6.
2. In regulation 2, after the definition of “manufacture” insert—
““relevant state” means—
Northern Ireland, or
any EEA State;”.
3. In regulation 5—
(a)in paragraph (3)—
(i)in the opening words for “in a country that is not an EEA State” substitute “outside of a relevant state”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (a) for “an EEA State” substitute “a relevant state”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (b) for “an EEA State” substitute “a relevant state”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (c) omit “either Great Britain or” and “other than the United Kingdom”;
(b)in paragraph (4)(b) omit “Great Britain or” and “other than the United Kingdom”;
(c)for paragraph (6) substitute—
“(6) Where this paragraph applies, the manufacturer must apply to the national authority of the EEA State of import of the explosive for that national authority to attribute a code for the site where the explosives are manufactured.”.
4. In regulation 7(2) for “other member” substitute “EEA”.
5. in Schedule 1—
(a)for paragraph 1(a)(ii)(aa) substitute—
“(aa)where the place of production or place of import (onto the market of any relevant state) is Northern Ireland, the letters “UK(NI)”;
(ab)where the place of production or place of import (onto the market of any relevant state) is an EEA State, two letters identifying the EEA State;”;
(b)in paragraph (2) for “(a)(ii)(aa) and (ii)(bb) and (b)” substitute “(a)(ii)(aa), (ab), (bb) and (b)”.
6. In paragraph 9 of Schedule 2—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) for “(a)(ii)(aa) and (ii)(bb) and (b)” substitute “(a)(ii)(aa), (ab), (bb) and (b)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) after “(a)(ii)(aa)” insert “, (ab)”.