The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1742
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 16th July 2007.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“ competent authority ” means any of the authorities referred to in Regulation 3;

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“ REACH ” means EC Regulation 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ;

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Section 3 Competent authority

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following is a competent authority—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) in Northern Ireland, the Department for the Economy and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs acting alone or jointly.

(2) In relation to matters outside the competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly , the competent authority is the Secretary of State.

Section 4 Obligations in relation to the United Kingdom

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