Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

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Part 6A
Group standards

  • Part 6A (comprising sections 96A to 96F) was inserted, as from 22 December 2005, by section 25 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Approvals and Enforcement) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 123). See section 26 of that Act as to pre-commencement consultation on group standards.

96A Purpose of Part

  • The purpose of this Part is to enable the Authority to issue, amend, and revoke standards (known as group standards) for groups of hazardous substances (whether these are subject to Part 5 or not) that have a similar nature, are of a similar type, or have similar circumstances of use, so that the risks of the grouped hazardous substances can be effectively managed by 1 set of conditions.

    Part 6A (comprising sections 96A to 96F) was inserted, as from 22 December 2005, by section 25 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Approvals and Enforcement) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 123). See section 26 of that Act as to pre-commencement consultation on group standards.