Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2008.
Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations
2. In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(1) (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed) after the entry relating to prescribed disease D12(2) add—
| “D13. | Primary carcinoma of the nasopharynx. | Exposure to wood dust in the course of the processing of wood or the manufacture or repair of wood products, for a period or periods which amount in aggregate to at least 10 years.”. |
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th February 2008
(L.S.)
John O’Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development