Chemicals Act 2008.
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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Abstract
This Act provides rules relative to (the control of) the manufacture, use, placing on the market, export, import, transport, testing, storage, classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals. A “chemical” includes: (a) a chemical, preparation or article within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) a detergent within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council; and (c) a substance, preparation or article within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The Act makes provision for, among other things: regulation-making powers of the Minister and the power of the Health and Safety Authority (the Authority for purposes of this Act) to issue codes of practice; the designation of national authorities for purposes of Community legislation; and measures of enforcement.
The Act makes provision for, among other things: regulation-making powers of the Minister and the power of the Health and Safety Authority (the Authority for purposes of this Act) to issue codes of practice; the designation of national authorities for purposes of Community legislation; and measures of enforcement.
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Long title of text
An Act to regulate and control the manufacture, use, placing on the market, export, import, transport, testing, storage, classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals; to make provision in relation to major accident hazards, and the prevention of accidents, involving chemicals; for those purposes to give further effect to Regulation (EC) No. 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 Concerning the Export and Import of Dangerous Chemicals, Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on Detergents and Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 Concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction Of Chemicals (Reach) and Establishing a European Chemicals Agency; to confer power on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to certain provisions of the treaties governing the European Communities and certain acts of the institutions of those Communities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
Consolidated version of Act No. 13 of 2008 as amended last by the Chemicals Act 2008 (Rotterdam Regulation) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 213 of 2019) as at 10 May 2019.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
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Implements