Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 8th March 2021.

(2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.

Amendments to the Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

2.The Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020( 2 ) are amended as set out in regulations 3 to 7.

3. In regulation 8 (power to require the production of information), for “person”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Union importer”.

4. In regulation 11(c)—

(a) for “any person to provide” substitute “the provision of”;

(b) for “Secretary of State”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “inspector”.

5. In regulation 12(b), after “Secretary of State” insert “(or the inspector, as the case may be)”.

6. In regulation 15 (imposition of civil sanctions)—

(a) the existing text becomes paragraph (1);

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“ (2) In paragraph (1), “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State or an inspector authorised under regulation 9 to exercise the powers under regulations 10 and 11. ”

7. In the Schedule—

(a) in the following provisions—

(i) paragraph 1(2) and (3),

(ii) paragraph 2(1)(c) and (2),

(iii) (aa) paragraph 3(2), in the first place that it occurs, and

(bb) paragraph 3(3) and (4),

(iv) paragraph 4(4), (5), (8)(b) and (10),

(v) paragraph 5(2), and

(vi) paragraph 6(2),

for “paragraph” substitute “sub-paragraph”;

(b) in paragraph 3(2)(e), for “appeal under paragraph (3)” substitute “apply for a review of the compliance notice under sub-paragraph (3)”;

(c) in paragraph 4(8)(a), for “paragraph 4(1)” substitute “sub-paragraph (1)”;

(d) in paragraph 6(4), for “paragraph 6(1)” substitute “sub-paragraph (1)”.