Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1998 No. 459

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Made

31st December 1998

Coming into operation

3rd February 1999

The Department of Economic Development, being a Department designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures related to consumer protection, in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and, being the Department concerned(3), in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (4) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(4) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to the Department to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1976/897 and S.I. 1993/2661

(2)

1972 c. 68; the definition of the Treaties referred to in section 2(2) was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)

(3)

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

(4)

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)