# Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations —
“the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;
“fire certificate” means a certificate issued under these Regulations by the Department;
“Fire Services Order Certificate” means a fire certificate issued under the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 and includes a certificate deemed to have been so issued by Article 53(2) of, and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 4 to, that Order;
“responsible person” in relation to any premises means the person having control of those premises, whether as occupier or otherwise, in connection with the carrying on by him of a trade, business or other undertaking (whether for profit or not) except that in the case of a mine within the meaning of the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 the responsible person shall be the manager of that mine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1991/446/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-certificates-special-premises-regulations-northern-ireland-1991/regulation-2
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