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The Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

S.R. 2014/224 · Made 28 August 2014 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Health And Safety

Made 28th August 2014

Laid before Parliament 8th September 2014

Coming into force 2nd September 2014

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 3(1)(c), (2) and (4), 17, 40(2), (3) and (4), 54(1), (2)(b) and (3), and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (4), 2, 3, 5, 14(1), 15 and 22 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 M1, which are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to explosives, with modifications, by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 M2.

In accordance with Articles 46(1) and 54(5) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 M3, as so applied and modified, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9). “Executive” was substituted for “Agency” throughout the Order by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18). Article 3 defines the “general purposes of” Part II, which in turn defines the scope of the power to make health and safety regulations in article 17(1). The general purposes of Part II, as defined in Article 3, were extended by Articles 3(1) and 4(1) of S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17) to cover certain activities relating to offshore installations and pipe-lines. Article 17(6)(e) was revoked by Schedule 4 to the Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 (c. 20). Article 55 was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18).

M2

S.I. 2010/976. Paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 12 enables the Secretary of State to make regulations under the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 for purposes connected with any reserved matter falling within paragraph 12 or 20 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47). By paragraph 4(3) and (4) of Schedule 12 to S.I. 2010/976, the Secretary of State's powers under the 1978 Order to make orders or regulations is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12), and any orders and regulations are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

M3

Article 46(1) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18).

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Control of tier 1 substances and tier 2 substances
  5. 3Control of tier 1 substances
  6. 3AControl of restricted hydrochloric and phosphoric acids
  7. 3BControl of regulated hydrochloric and phosphoric acids
  8. 3CControl of hexamine
  9. 3DControl of sulfur
  10. 4Control of tier 2 substances
  11. 5Grant of licences
  12. 6Applications
  13. 7Internal review of decisions with regard to a licence
  14. Part 3: Obligations on licence holders
  15. 8General obligations
  16. 9Tier 1 substances: consent to acquisition, transport and import
  17. 10Tier 1 substances: record keeping
  18. 10AReporting of significant disappearances and thefts
  19. Part 4: Recognised non-NI licences
  20. 11Recognised non-NI licences
  21. Part 5: Supply of substances
  22. A12Suppliers of tier 1 substances: instructing employees
  23. B12Suppliers of tier 2 substances: instructing employees
  24. 12Supply of tier 1 substances
  25. 13Supply of tier 2 substances
  26. 14Supply of tier 1 substances for despatch or export: consent
  27. 15Labelling: Annex I substances
  28. Part 6: False statements
  29. 16False statements, etc.
  30. Part 7: Application, enforcement and supplemental
  31. 17Application within the territorial sea and a designated area
  32. 18Application of enforcement provisions in the 1978 Order
  33. 19Enforcement
  34. 20Defence of due diligence
  35. 21Proof of lack of knowledge
  36. 22General defences
  37. 23Penalties
  38. 24Guidance
  39. 25Review of the regulations
  40. 26Provision of documents
  41. 27Functions of Chief Constable
  42. Part 8: Revocations, amendments, savings and transitional provisions
  43. 28Revocations
  44. 29Consequential and connected amendments
  45. 30Amendments relating to police consent to activities involving explosives
  46. 31Transitional provision and savings
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1Tier 1 Substances
  49. Schedule 1A: Modifications to the Precursors Regulation
  50. Part 1: Modifications: control of restricted hydrochloric and phosphoric acids
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. Part 2: Modifications: control of regulated hydrochloric and phosphoric acids
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. Part 3: Modifications: control of hexamine
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. Part 4: Modifications: control of sulfur
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. Part 5: Modifications to definition of “introduction” in Article 3
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. Schedule 2: Premises and Activities within the Territorial Sea or a Designated Area
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. 2Offshore installations
  63. 3Wells
  64. 4Pipelines
  65. 5Mines
  66. 6Gas Importation and Storage
  67. 7Production of Energy from Water or Wind
  68. 8Underground Coal Gasification
  69. 9Other activities
  70. Schedule 3Revocations
  71. Explanatory note