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Industrial Diseases (Notification) Act 1981

1981 c. 25 · Enacted 2 July 1981 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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An Act to make further provision for regulations concerning the notification and certification of death and for the recording of information relating to industrial disease; and matters related thereto.[2nd July 1981]

Contents

  1. 1Regulations.
  2. 2Short title, interpretation and extent.

1Regulations.C1C2

F1The Secretary of State, or with his approval the Registrar General, may make by statutory instrument regulations concerning the notification and certification of death and for the recording of information relating to industrial diseases and matters related thereto.

2Short title, interpretation and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Industrial Diseases (Notification) Act 1981.

(2)

In this Act “Registrar General” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, the Registrar General for England and Wales; and

(b)

in Scotland, the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland.

(3)

This Act does not apply to Northern Ireland.