The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2010 No. 180

Health And Safety

The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Made

14th May 2010

Coming into operation

14th June 2010

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment(1), being the Department concerned(2), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1), (2) and (4)(3) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 7, 8, 10, 11, 12(2) and (3), 13, 14(1) and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(4) (“the 1978 Order”), as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972(5) (“the 1972 Act”).

The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A) of the 1978 Order(6) after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3)(7).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment that it is expedient for references in these Regulations to Annexes to Directive 2006/25/EC(8) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) (19th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)(9) to be construed as including references to those Annexes as amended from time to time.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5); that Department was formerly the Department of Manpower Services, see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3

(2)

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

(3)

Article 17 must be read with S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(2) and 4(2)

(4)

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9): the general purposes of Part II referred to in Article 17(1) were extended by S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(1) and 4(1). Article 55(2) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 19

(5)

1972 c. 68, paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)

(6)

Article 13(1A) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

(7)

Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18 and the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), Schedule 3, paragraph 10

(8)

O.J. No. L114, 27.4.2006, p.38, as amended by Directive 2007/30/EC of 20 June 2007 (O.J. No. L165, 27.6.2007, p.21) and by Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of 22 October 2008 (O.J. No. L311, 21.11.2008, p.1)

(9)

O.J. No. L183, 29.6.1989, p 1-8