Health and Safety (Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1999 No. 150

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Health and Safety (Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made

25th March 1999

Coming into operation

1st April 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 exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf and, being the Department concerned(3), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 2(5), 4(4) and (6), 16(3) and (4), 17, 40(2) to (4) and (6), 43(2) and (3), 54(1) to (4) and 55(2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (“the 1978 Order”)(4), by Articles 3(2) and (3) and 4(2) and (3) of the Offshore, and Pipelines, Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(5) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and also in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 49 and 55(2) of the 1978 Order and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Articles 46(1) and 54(5) of the 1978 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:—

(3)

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

(5)

S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17); Article 3 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Petroleum Act 1998 (1998 c. 17) and Article 4(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)