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Health and Safety (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/149 · Made 13 March 1997

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 13th March 1997

Coming into operation 21st April 1997

The Department of Economic Development and the Department of Agriculture, acting jointly as the Department concernedf1, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Articles 17(1) and (3) and 55(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f2 and of every other power enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to them to be appropriate, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

f2

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Repeal of the Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
  3. 3Amendment of health and safety regulations
  4. 4Amendment of health and safety regulations
  5. 5Amendment of health and safety regulations
  6. 6Amendment of health and safety regulations
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 21st April 1997.

2Repeal of the Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1959

Sections 6, 12, 17, 18 and 19 of the Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1959f1 are hereby repealed.

3Amendment of health and safety regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Agriculture (Field Machinery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985f1 for the definition of “the Department” there shall be substituted—

  • ““the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;”.

4Amendment of health and safety regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Agriculture (Safeguarding of Workplaces) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989f1 for the definition of “the Department” there shall be substituted—

  • ““the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;”.

5Amendment of health and safety regulations

In regulation 2 of the Agriculture (Circular Saws) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989f1 for the definition of “the Department” there shall be substituted—

  • ““the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;”.

6Amendment of health and safety regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the Agriculture (Tractor Cabs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993f1 for the definition of “the Department” there shall be substituted—

  • ““the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on

L.S.

Philip B. Strong

Assistant Secretary

13th March 1997.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on

L.S.

R. S. Johnston

Assistant Secretary

13th March 1997.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations repeal sections 6, 12, 17, 18 and 19 of the Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (regulation 2).

The Agriculture (Field Machinery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985 (S.R. 1985 No. 11) are amended so that the Department of Economic Development, instead of the Department of Agriculture, has discretion to grant certificates of exemption from the provisions of those Regulations (regulation 3).

The Agriculture (Safeguarding of Workplaces) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (S.R. 1989 No. 309) are amended so that the Department of Economic Development, instead of the Department of Agriculture, has discretion to grant certificates of exemption from the provisions of those Regulations (regulation 4).

The Agriculture (Circular Saws) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (S.R. 1989 No. 413) are amended so that the Department of Economic Development, instead of the Department of Agriculture, has discretion to grant certificates of exemption from the provisions of those Regulations (regulation 5).

The Agriculture (Safety Cabs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 477) are amended so that the Department of Economic Development, instead of the Department of Agriculture, has discretion to approve safety cabs for use with tractors, and to grant certificates of exemption from the provisions of those Regulations (regulation 6).