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. |