Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1985
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2045/1985 |
| Year | 1985 |
1985 No. 2045
CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 198520thDecember 1985
21stDecember 1985
Whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 1(4) of the Consumer Safety Act 1978(a), consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, such other persons as he considers appropriate and the Health and Safety Commission:
And whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated(b) for the purposes of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972(c) in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as respects cosmetic products and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of cosmetic products and in relation to indication of origin on imported goods:
And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 7(7) of the said Act of 1978:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 2(7) of the said Act of 1978 and by section 2 of the said Act of 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 and shall come into operation on the day after the day on which they are made.
2. The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1984(d) shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in the following Regulations.
3. Paragraph (1) of Regulation 7 shall be omitted and the following paragraph shall be inserted in its place:
"(1) The Secretary of State may by way of exemption from the provisions of these Regulations authorise the use in a cosmetic product of a particular substance, not being a substance listed in Schedules 1 or 2."
(a) 1978 c. 38.
(b) S.I. 1972/1811, 1975/1707.
(c) 1972 c. 68.
(d) S.I. 1984/1260.
4.—(1) In Schedule 1 the words in Column 2 relating to entry Number 664 shall be omitted and the following words shall be inserted in their place:
"Veratrum Spp. and their preparations"
(2) In Schedule 1 there shall be inserted after entry Number 674 the following entry:
"675 Aristolochic acid and its salts - 365"
5.—(1) In Part I of Schedule 2 entries Numbers 12 and 14 shall be omitted and the following entries shall be inserted in their respective places:
"12 Hydrogen (a) Hair-care 12 per cent...
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