The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2014 No. 47

Health And Safety

The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Made

25th February 2014

Coming into operation

28th February 2014

The Department of Justice is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”)(1) in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations(2); and for measures relating to consumer protection(3).

The Department of Justice, being the Department concerned(4), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act and Articles 17(1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) and 55(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(5).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Department expedient for the reference set out in Regulation 2 of these Regulations to Regulation (EU) No. 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals(6) to be construed as including references to Annexes I, II, V and VI of that Regulation as those Annexes are amended from time to time.

In accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order it has consulted with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such bodies as appeared to be appropriate.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 28th February 2014.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of Regulations

2.  In regulation 3(3)(c) of the Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(8), for “Regulation (EC) No. 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals, of which Annexes I and V are as amended from time to time.” substitute “Regulation (EU) No. 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals, of which Annexes I, II, V and VI are as amended from time to time.”.

Revocation

3.  The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014(9) are revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 25th February 2014

David Ford

Minister of Justice

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 replaces a reference in the Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 to Regulation (EC) No. 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 with references to Regulation (EU) No. 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012. These Regulations also revoke The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.

(1)

1972 c.68.

(2)

S.I. 1976/897.

(3)

S.I. 1993/2661.

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

O.J. No. L201, 27.07.12, p1.

(7)

1954 c.33.

(8)

S.R. 2009 No.273.

(9)

S.R. 2014 No. 26.