The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/463
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 25th March 2004.

(2) These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Amendment to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002

(1) The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “the Directives”—

(a) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

(fa) Directive 1999/45/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations ;

(b) after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

(ha) Directive 2000/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum examination requirements for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway ;

(c) at the end of sub-paragraphs (k) and (l) omit the word “and”;

(d) after sub-paragraph (l) insert—

(m) Commission Directive 2001/60/EC adapting to technical progress Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations ;

(n) Commission Directive 2003/28/EC adapting for the fourth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road ; and

(o) Commission Directive 2003/29/EC adapting for the fourth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail ; and