Offshore Noise and Electricity Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendment of the Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991

3.—(1) In regulation 1 (citation and commencement) of the Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(1) (“the 1991 Regulations”), for the words “Schedules 1 and 2” there shall be substituted the words “Schedules 1 and 3”.

(2) In regulation 2 of the 1991 Regulations, after the definition of “system” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““territorial waters” means United Kingdom territorial waters adjacent to Northern Ireland and “within territorial waters” includes on, over and under them.”.

(3) After regulation 30 (exemption certificates) of the 1991 Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—

“Application

30A.   Within territorial waters these Regulations shall, subject to regulation 31, apply only to and in relation to the premises and activities mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 2.”.

(4) In regulation 32(1) and (2) of the 1991 Regulations, for the words “Schedule 2” there shall be substituted the words “Schedule 3”.

(5) In regulation 32(3) and (4) of the 1991 Regulations, for the words “Schedule 3” there shall be substituted the words “Schedule 4”.

(6) Schedules 2 and 3 to the 1991 Regulations shall be renumbered Schedules 3 and 4 respectively and after Schedule 1 thereto there shall be inserted Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations but as if for the side-note “Regulation 3” there was substituted the side-note “Regulation 30A”.

(1)

S.R. 1991 No. 13 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations