Schedule 21: Amendment of REACH legislation Amendment of the REACH Regulation
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 21 gives the Secretary of State the power to amend the Articles of the REACH Regulation , as it applies in the UK as retained EU law. This will, for example, allow the Secretary of State to amend, or add to, the transitional provisions in Title 14A to ensure an effective regulatory transfer of the REACH Regulation into the UK, and facilitate future changes.
	Any regulations made under this power must be consistent with Article 1 of the REACH Regulation which sets out its aim and scope. The Secretary of State must publish a statement to explain how this condition is met. Certain protected provisions are excluded from the power to amend the REACH Regulation, except where this is supplementary etc. to another amendment. These protected provisions are listed in paragraph 6 of this Schedule. Regulations made under this power are subject to the affirmative procedure.