The Aerosol Dispensers (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1130
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Aerosol Dispensers (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 19th June 2014.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“mixture” means a mixture or solution composed of two or more substances; and

“substance” means a chemical element and its compounds in the natural state or obtained by any manufacturing process, including any additive necessary to preserve its stability and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition.

Section 3 Amendments to the Aerosols Dispensers Regulations 2009

(1) The Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(5), for “point 2.4”, substitute “point 2.3”.

(3) In regulation 3(8)(a), for “Article 8.1(a), (c), and (d)”, substitute “Article 8.1(a), (c), and (d)”.

Section 4 Transitional Provisions

(1) Regulation 3 does not apply before 1st June 2015 to the marking of an aerosol dispenser containing a mixture.

(2) Regulation 3 does not apply before 1st June 2017 to the marking of an aerosol dispenser containing a mixture that was placed on the market before 1st June 2015.