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Marketing and Use of Dangerous Substances (No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 165 of 2003).

Type of law
Regulation
Source


Abstract
Regulation 3 sets out exceptions to the Regulations. Regulation 4 prohibits the use of cadmium to give colour to finished products made from certain plastics, and includes a prohibition in relation to additional plastics. The regulation also prohibits the marketing of products manufactured from those plastics. Regulation 5 imposes marketing restrictions in relation to levels of cadmium in certain paints. Regulation 6 prohibits the use of cadmium to stabilise certain finished products made from PVC, and the marketing of such products. Regulation 7 prohibits the use of cadmium in the metallic plating of certain products, and the marketing of those products so plated. Regulation 8 makes it a criminal offence to contravene regulation 4, 5, 6 or 7 and specifies the penalties for such offences.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 28 April 2003.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No