2008 No. 424

Health And Safety

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment1, being the Department concerned2 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723 and Articles 17(1) to (6)4 and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (4) and (5), 2(2), 14(1) and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 19785.

The Department was designated6 for the purposes of the said section 2(2) in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures relating to consumer protection.

The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A)7 of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3)8.