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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/construction-use-of-explosives-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/555",
  "legislation_title": "Construction (Use of Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/construction-use-of-explosives-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“construction site” includes any place where construction work is being carried out or to which the workers have access, but does not include a workplace within it which is set aside for purposes other than construction work;\n“construction work” means the carrying out of any building, civil engineering or engineering construction work and includes—\n(a)the construction, alteration, conversion, fitting out, commissioning, renovation, repair, upkeep, redecoration or other maintenance (including cleaning which involves the use of water or an abrasive at high pressure or the use of corrosive or toxic substances), de-commissioning, demolition or dismantling of a structure;\n(b)the preparation for an intended structure, including site clearance, exploration and investigation (but not site survey) and the clearance or preparation of the site or structure for use or occupation at its conclusion;\n(c)the assembly on site of prefabricated elements to form a structure or the disassembly on site of prefabricated elements which, immediately before such disassembly, formed a structure;\n(d)the removal of a structure or part of a structure or of any product or waste resulting from demolition or dismantling of a structure or from disassembly of prefabricated elements which, immediately before such disassembly, formed a structure; and\n(e)the installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair or removal of mechanical, electrical, gas, compressed air, hydraulic, telecommunications, computer or similar services which are normally fixed within or to a structure,\nbut does not include the exploration for or extraction of mineral resources or activities preparatory thereto carried out at a place where such exploration or extraction is carried out; and;\n“structure” means—\n(a)any building, steel or reinforced concrete structure, railway line or siding, tramway line, dock, harbour, inland navigation, tunnel, shaft, bridge, viaduct, waterworks, reservoir, pipe or pipe-line, cable, aqueduct, sewer, sewage works, gasholder, road, airfield, sea defence works, river works, drainage works, earthworks, lagoon, dam, wall, caisson, mast, tower, pylon, underground tank, earth retaining structure or structure designed to preserve or alter any natural feature, fixed plant and any structure similar to the foregoing; or\n(b)any formwork, falsework, scaffold or other structure designed or used to provide support or means of access during construction work.\n“territorial waters” means United Kingdom territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland; and\n“vessel” includes a hovercraft and any floating structure which is capable of being staffed.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (9.7.2007) by Construction (Use of Explosives) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/299), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (9.7.2007) by Construction (Use of Explosives) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/299), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (9.7.2007) by Construction (Use of Explosives) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/299), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 1(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.7.2000) by The Explosive Substances (Hazard Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.I. 2000/1646), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in operation at 12.2.1998, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/555/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:25:46.463684+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}