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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lifting-operations-and-lifting-equipment-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1999/304",
  "legislation_title": "Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lifting-operations-and-lifting-equipment-regulations-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the 1992 Regulations” means the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992;\n“accessory for lifting” means work equipment for attaching loads to machinery for lifting;\n“EC declaration of conformity” means a declaration which complies with—\n(a) regulation 22 of the 1992 Regulations;\n(b) Article 12.1 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment; or\n(c) regulation 8(2)(d) of the Lifts Regulations 1997;\n“employer” except in regulation 3(2) and (3) includes a person to whom the requirements imposed by the Regulations apply by virtue of regulation 3(3)(a) and (b);\n“essential requirements” has the same meaning as in the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999;\n“examination scheme” means a suitable scheme drawn up by a competent person for such thorough examinations of lifting equipment at such intervals as may be appropriate for the purpose described in regulation 9(3);\n“lifting equipment” means work equipment for lifting or lowering loads and includes its attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it;\n“lifting operation” has the meaning given in regulation 8(2);\n“load” includes a person;\n“territorial waters” means United Kingdom territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland and “within territorial waters” includes on, over and under them;\n“thorough examination” in relation to a thorough examination under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of regulation 9—\n(a) means a thorough examination by a competent person;\n(b) where it is appropriate to carry out testing for the purpose described in the paragraph, includes such testing by a competent person as is appropriate for the purpose;\nand “thoroughly examined” shall be construed accordingly;\n“work equipment” means any equipment, machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work (whether exclusively or not).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in operation at 20.9.1999, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/3073 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L399, 21.11.89, p. 18; printed in the Schedule to S.I. 1992/3139"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/831"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.R. 1999 No. 305"
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003"
    },
    {
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      "affecting_title": "The Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011"
    },
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      "affecting": "uksi/2011/2157",
      "affecting_title": "The Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "uksi/2016/1093",
      "affecting_title": "The Lifts Regulations 2016"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/304/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:18:50.078422+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}