
2007 No. 1742
Environmental protection
The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007
Made 15th June 2007
Laid before Parliament 21st June 2007
Coming into force 16th July 2007
The Secretary of State is designated  for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972  in relation to persistent organic pollutants, dangerous substances, preparations and chemicals.The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under powers conferred by that section.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 16th July 2007.
Interpretation
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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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Competent authority
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(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.
Obligations in relation to the United Kingdom
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Jeff Rooker
Minster of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
