10Date of effect of amendments to incorporated documents

10 Date of effect of amendments to incorporated documents

If the effect of an amendment to any document applied, adopted or incorporated by these Regulations is—

(a) to prohibit an activity, process or thing, the amendment takes effect on the day after it is published, or on any later date specified in the document by which the amendment was made; or

(b) to impose a new obligation or alter an existing obligation under these Regulations, a person may choose to comply with these Regulations as if the amendment had not been made until the expiry of 12 months after the date on which the amendment takes effect.