1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 30th July 2012.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1978 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;
“employment medical adviser” means an employment medical adviser appointed under Article 48(3) of the 1978 Order(1);
“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland; and
“renewal of licence” means the granting of a licence to follow a previous licence of the same kind without any amendment or gap in time.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Article 48(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 5(c)
1954 c. 33 (N.I.), as amended by S.I. 1999/663