Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Made14th March 2000

Coming into operation24th April 2000

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment1, being a Department designated2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723 in relation to the regulation and control of the transport of dangerous or environmentally hazardous goods by road, rail or water, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 24th April 2000.

Interpretation2.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19544 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Amendment of the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19963.

(1)

The Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19965 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

The word “and” at the end of heads (ii) and (iii) of regulation 2(2)(a) shall be omitted.

(3)

The following heads shall be inserted at the end of regulation 2(2)(a):

“(iv)
Council Directive 96/35/EC6 on the appointment and vocational qualification of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway;
(v)
Commission Directive 96/86/EC7 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC8 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road;
(vi)
Commission Directive 96/87/EC9 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC10 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail;
(vii)
Commission Directive 99/47/EC11 adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road; and
(viii)
Commission Directive 99/48/EC12 adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; and”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 14th March 2000.

Adrianne L. Brown

A senior Officer of the

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, S.R. 1996 No. 525 (which extended the reference to dangerous substances in Article 3(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (“the 1978 Order”) to include environmentally hazardous substances) so as to enable regulations under Article 17 of the 1978 Order to be made to implement:

(a)

Council Directive 96/35/EC (O.J. No. L145, 19.6.96, p. 10) on the appointment and vocational qualification of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway;

(b)

Commission Directive 96/86/EC (O.J. No. L335, 24.12.96, p. 43) adapting to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC (O.J. No. L319, 12.12.94, p.7) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road;

(c)

Commission Directive 96/87/EC (O.J. No. L335, 24.12.96, p. 45) adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC (O.J. No. L235, 17.9.96, p. 25) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail;

(d)

Commission Directive 99/47/EC (O.J. No. L169, 5.7.99, p. 1) adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road; and

(e)

Commission Directive 99/48/EC (O.J. No. L169, 5.7.99, p. 58) adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail.

These Regulations have no impact on business.