UK Offence Report

The Marketing and Use of Dangerous Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2004 No. 76 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
2 March 2004
In force from
30 June 2004
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Alcohol licensing, gambling, smoke-free and public health
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 2003/03 on blue colourant which adapts to technical progress for the twelfth time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations. Regulation 3 sets out exclusions to the restrictions on the placing on the market and use of dangerous substances and preparations under the Regulations. Regulation 4 prohibits the marketing and use of “blue colourant” defined in the Schedule for colouring textile and leather articles as a substance or constituent of preparations in concentrations higher than 0.1% by mass. Regulation 5 makes it a criminal offence to contravene regulation 4 and specifies the penalties for such an offence. Regulation 6 specifies the powers of the Department to enforce regulation 4. In these Regulations, the substances in the Schedule are identified by reference to their CAS Numbers, Index Numbers and EC Numbers. The CAS Number is given in the CAS Registry Handbook, ISSN 0093-058X, which may be inspected on-line at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0BN. The Index Number is the identification code given to the substance in amended Annex 1 of Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (O.J. No. P196, 16.8.67, p. 1) and published in the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (Elincs). The EC Number is the identification code given to the substance and published in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (Einecs). Copies of the Directive may be obtained from the Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.

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