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The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

S.R. 2009/273 · Made 23 July 2009 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 23rd July 2009

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 24th August 2009

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparationsf2, and for measures relating to consumer protectionf3.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and Articles 17(1), (2), (3), (4), (6)(b), and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1 (1), (4), and (5), 2(2), 14(1) and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f4 as applied and modified by Article 53 of that Order.

In accordance with Article 46(1)(b) of that Order he has consulted with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appear to him to be appropriate.

The Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to:

  1. (i)

    the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008f5 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EECf6 and 1999/45/ECf7 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006f8 be construed as including references to articles 6(5), 11(3), 12, 14, 18(3)(b), 23, 25 to 29, 35(2) second and third sub-paragraph and Annexes I to VII of that Regulation as amended from time to time; and

  2. (ii)

    the Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicalsf9 be construed as including references to Annexes I and V of that Regulation as those Annexes are amended from time to time.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68

f2

S.I. 1976/897

f3

S.I. 1993/2661

f4

S.I. 1978/1039 (N19)

f5

O.J. No. L 353, 31.12.08, p. 1

f6

O.J. No. L196, 16.8.67, p. 1

f7

O.J. No. L200, 30.7.99, p. l

f8

O.J. No. L396, 30.12.2006, p. 1

f9

O.J. No. L204, 31.7.08, p. 1

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation Repealed
  4. 3Application Repealed
  5. Part 2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  6. 4Classification of dangerous substances and dangerous preparations Repealed
  7. 5Safety data sheets for substances and preparations Repealed
  8. 5AAdvertisements for dangerous preparations
  9. 6Packaging of dangerous substances, dangerous preparations and certain specified preparations Repealed
  10. 7Labelling of dangerous substances and dangerous preparations Repealed
  11. 8Labelling of single receptacles and receptacles in outer packagings Repealed
  12. 9Particular labelling requirements for certain preparations Repealed
  13. 10Methods of marking or labelling packages Repealed
  14. 11Child resistant fastenings, tactile warning devices and other consumer protection measures Repealed
  15. 12Retention of data for dangerous preparations Repealed
  16. 13Transitional provisions for dangerous substances, dangerous preparations and certain specified preparations Repealed
  17. Part 3: MISCELLANEOUS
  18. 14Enforcement
  19. 15Defence
  20. 16Application within the territorial sea
  21. 17Revocation and Amendment
  22. Signature
  23. Schedule 1: CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS
  24. CATEGORIES OF DANGER
  25. Schedule 2INDICATIONS OF DANGER AND SYMBOLS FOR DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS
  26. Schedule 3: PROVISIONS FOR CLASSIFYING DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS
  27. Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  28. 1Application
  29. 2Interpretation and application
  30. 3Classification of preparations by physico-chemical properties
  31. 4Classification of preparations by health effects
  32. 5Use of concentration limits in classification for health effects by the conventional method
  33. 6Lower limits of concentration
  34. 7Classification by the conventional method as very toxic
  35. 8Classification by the conventional method as toxic
  36. 9Classification by the conventional method as harmful
  37. 10Classification by the conventional method as corrosive
  38. 11Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  39. 12Classification by the conventional method as sensitising
  40. 13Classification by the conventional method as carcinogenic
  41. 14Classification by the conventional method as mutagenic
  42. 15Classification by the conventional method as toxic for reproduction
  43. 16Classification of preparations for environmental hazards
  44. 17Use of concentration limits in classification for environmental effects
  45. 18Conventional method for the evaluation of hazards to the aquatic environment
  46. 19Conventional method for the evaluation of hazards to the ozone layer
  47. IICONCENTRATION LIMITS TO BE USED IN THE EVALUATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. 5Paragraph 5
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. 1Acute lethal effects Repealed
  55. 1.1Other than gaseous preparations
  56. 1.2Gaseous preparations
  57. 2Non-lethal irreversible effects after a single exposure Repealed
  58. 2.1Other than gaseous preparations
  59. 2.2Gaseous preparations
  60. 3Severe effects after repeated or prolonged exposure Repealed
  61. 3.1Other than gaseous preparations
  62. 3.2Gaseous preparations
  63. 4Corrosive and irritant effects including serious damage to eye Repealed
  64. 4.1Other than gaseous preparations
  65. 4.2Gaseous preparations
  66. 5Sensitising effects Repealed
  67. 5.1Other than gaseous preparations
  68. 5.2Gaseous preparations
  69. 6Carcinogenic/mutagenic/toxic effects for reproduction Repealed
  70. 6.1Other than gaseous preparations
  71. 6.2Gaseous preparations
  72. Part III: CONCENTRATION LIMITS TO BE USED FOR THE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENT HAZARDS
  73. 1The aquatic environment
  74. 2The non-aquatic environment
  75. Schedule 4: LABELLING PARTICULARS FOR DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS AND FOR CERTAIN OTHER PREPARATIONS
  76. Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LABELS
  77. 1Labelling particulars for dangerous substances
  78. 2Labelling particulars for dangerous preparations
  79. 3Confidentiality of chemical names
  80. 4Indications of danger and symbols for dangerous substances and dangerous preparations
  81. Part II: PARTICULAR PROVISIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN PREPARATIONS
  82. Chapter A: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS
  83. 1Dangerous preparations to be supplied to the general public
  84. 2Dangerous preparations intended for use by spraying
  85. 3Dangerous preparations containing a substance affected by the risk phrase R33 (danger of cumulative effects)
  86. 4Dangerous preparations containing a substance affected by the risk phrase R64 (may cause harm to breast-fed babies)
  87. Chapter B: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ANY PREPARATION
  88. 1Preparations not classified as sensitising but containing at least one sensitising substance
  89. 2Preparations containing a substance assigned the risk phrase R67
  90. Chapter C: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO CERTAIN OTHER PREPARATIONS
  91. 1Preparations not intended for the general public
  92. Schedule 5BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS RELATING TO CHILD RESISTANT FASTENINGS AND TACTILE WARNING DEVICES
  93. Schedule 6: PREMISES AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL SEA
  94. 1Interpretation
  95. 2Offshore installations
  96. 3Wells
  97. 4Pipelines
  98. 5Mines
  99. 6Other activities
  100. Schedule 7
  101. IAMENDMENT
  102. Explanatory note