Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010

Construction of references in Principal Act.

11.— (1) A reference in the Principal Act to—

(a) the Rotterdam Regulation,

(b) the Detergents Regulation,

(c) the REACH Regulation, or

(d) the CLP Regulation,

shall be construed as a reference to that Regulation as amended by a European act (other than a directive adopted by an institution of the European Union), whether the amendment is made before, on or after the passing of this Act.

(2) In this section—

“Act of 1972” means the European Communities Act 1972 ;

“European act” means—

(a) a provision of the treaties governing the European Union, or

(b) an act adopted by an institution of the European Union, an institution of the European Communities or any other body competent under those treaties;

“European Communities” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1972;

“European Union” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1972;

“treaties governing the European Union” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1972.