Introductory text
Northern Ireland
Health And Safety
Made 11th March 2014
Coming into operation 7th April 2014
F1The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment M1, being the Department concerned M2, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act) M3 and Articles 17(1) to (5) M4, 40(2) and (4) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 14(1), 15 and 19 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 M5 (“the 1978 Order”).
The Department was designated M6 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances.
The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A) M7 of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3) M8.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regulations revoked (28.9.2015) by The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/325), reg. 1, Sch. 7 (with reg. 3(2))
Marginal citations
- M1
Formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5); that Department was formerly the Department of Manpower Services, see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3
- M2
See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)
- M3
1972 c. 68; the enabling powers conferred by section 2(2) were extended by virtue of section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51). Section 2(2) was further amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)
- M4
Article 17 shall be read with S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(2) and 4(2)
- M5
S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9): the general purposes of Part II referred to in Article 17(1) were extended by S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(1) and 4(1). Article 55(2) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 19
- M6
- M7
Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4
- M8
Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18