The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2005 No. 305

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Control of Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

20th June 2005

Coming into operation

25th July 2005

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment(1) being a Department designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and being the Department concerned(4), in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1) to (5), 40(2) and (4) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 14(1), 15 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(5) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A) of that Order(6) after the carrying out by the said Executive of consultations in accordance with Article 46(3) of that Order(7), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

Formerly the Department of Economic Development: see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3 and S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5)

(2)

S.I. 1998/1750

(3)

1972 c. 68: the enabling powers conferred by section 2(2) were extended by virtue of section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)

(4)

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

(5)

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9); Article 17 must be read with S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3 and 4

(6)

Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

(7)

Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and paragraphs 8 and 18(c) of Schedule 1