Controls on Certain Azo Dyes and "Blue Colourant" Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 3310 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Inspection Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 8 January 2004/30 June 2004. Abstract Regulation 4 provides that azo dyes may not be used in textile and leather articles which may come into direct and prolonged contact with the human skin or oral cavity where such substances, by reductive cleavage of one or more azo groups, may release in detectable concentrations one or more of the aromatic amines listed in Schedule 1. The supply of textile and leather articles which do not comply with regulation 4(1) is prohibited by regulation 4(3). Regulation 5 prohibits the supply and the use of "blue colourant" defined in Schedule 2 for colouring textile and leather articles as a substance or constituent of preparations in concentrations higher than 0.1 percent by mass. Regulation 6 makes it an offence to contravene regulation 5 and specifies the penalties for such an offence. By virtue of regulation 7, regulation 4 and other regulations insofar as they relate to regulation 4, are safety regulations made under the Consumer Protection Act 1987. This Act makes the supply of goods in contravention of safety regulations an offence and makes other provisions for the enforcement of safety regulations. Regulation 8 specifies the powers of the Environment Agency, in England and Wales, and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, in Scotland, to enforce regulation 5. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2002/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the nineteenth time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparation (azocolourants) Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX