These Regulations formally appoint national authorities and provide for enforcement, including penalties for infringement, in respect of two direct-acting EU biocidal legislation:
To ensure the UK meets the obligations in these EU Regulations and to implement Government policy to recover certain costs from industry, these Regulations revoke and where necessary replace outdated domestic legislation. The Regulations are intended to provide transparency and consistency of approach and help to ensure the EU requirements are implemented in the least burdensome way possible.