# The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992, Paragraph 2: Enforcement in Northern Ireland in relation to relevant machinery for use at work


(1) In Northern Ireland—
(a) subject to head (b) below, it shall be the duty of the Department of Economic Development to make adequate arrangements for the enforcement of these Regulations in relation to relevant machinery for use at work; and
(b) it shall be the duty of the Department of Agriculture to make adequate arrangements for the enforcement of these Regulations in relation to relevant machinery for use at work which is wholly or mainly agricultural,
and a reference in the provisions applied to these Regulations by sub-paragraph (2) below to an “enforcing authority” or to its “field of responsibility” (however expressed) or to “the Department concerned” shall be construed accordingly.
(2) (a) For the purposes of providing for the enforcement of these Regulations and in respect of proceedings for contravention thereof, Articles 21 to 33, 35, 36, 38 and 39 of the Order shall apply as if—
(i) references to relevant statutory provisions were references to those Articles as applied by this paragraph and to these Regulations;
(ii) references to articles, substances, articles and substances, or plant, were references to relevant machinery;
(iii) in Article 22, paragraph (3) were omitted;
(iv) in Article 25, paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) were omitted;
(v) in Article 31—
(aa) in paragraph (1), the whole of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) were omitted;
(bb) paragraph (1A) were omitted;
(cc) in paragraph (2), the reference to sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) were omitted;
(dd) paragraph (2A) were omitted;
(ee) paragraph (3) were omitted;
(ff) for paragraph (4) there were substituted the following:—
“(4) A person guilty of an offence under any sub-paragraph of paragraph (1) not mentioned in paragraph (2) or of an offence under paragraph (1)(e) not falling within paragraph (2) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £2000; or
(b) on conviction on indictment—
(i) in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(g) or of an offence under paragraph (1)(j), to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both; or
(ii) in all other cases, to a fine.”; and
(gg) paragraph (5) were omitted;
(vi) in Article 32—
(aa) sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) were omitted from paragraph (1); and
(bb) in paragraph (3), for “six months” there were substituted “twelve months”; and
(vii) in Article 39, paragraphs (4) and (5) were omitted; and
(b) Articles 34(1) and (2) shall apply in relation to offences under Article 31 as applied to these Regulations and as modified by sub-paragraph (2)(a)(v) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3073/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-machinery-safety-regulations-1992/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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