1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1999.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2. The statutory provisions specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall have effect subject to the modifications specified opposite thereto in column 3 of the Schedule.
3. Any exemption, approval, authorisation, certificate, notice or direction granted or given or other thing whatsoever done, or having effect as if granted, given or done, for the purpose of any provision modified by these Regulations, shall, if in force immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations, continue in force and have effect as if granted, given or done in accordance with that provision as so modified.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on 25th March 1999.
L.S.
John J. L. Francey
Assistant Secretary