Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”), S.R. 1997 No. 455.

The Regulations –

(a) add new definitions relating to the operation of railways to regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 1997 Regulations (regulation 2(2));

(b) substitute paragraph 12 of Part I (Dangerous Occurrences – General) of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations so as to introduce a general dangerous occurrence relating to collisions involving a train (regulation 2(3));

(c) substitute a more extensive Part for Part IV (Dangerous Occurrences which are Reportable in Relation to Railways) of Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations (regulation 2(4));

(d) remove provisions relating to railways from Schedule 7 (Statutory provisions requiring the notification of events) to the 1997 Regulations (regulation 2(5));

(e) repeal or amend certain provisions of section 6 of the Regulation of Railways Act 1871 and section 13(2) of the Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act 1900 (regulation 3); and

(f) revoke the Railways (Notice of Accidents) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 (S.R. 1988 No. 145) (regulation 4).