The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendment of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

7.—(1) The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “agricultural activities” insert—

““the CLP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, of which Articles 6(5), 11(3), 12, 14, 18(3)(b), 23, 25 to 29, 35(2) second and third sub-paragraphs and Annexes I to VII are to be read as amended from time to time;”;

(b) after the definition of ““construction work” and “contractor”” insert—

““dangerous substance or dangerous preparation” means any hazardous substances or mixtures which meets the criteria for classification within any health hazard or physical hazard class laid down in the CLP Regulation”;

(c) after the definition of “gas system” insert—

““hazardous substance or mixture” means a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification within any health hazard or physical hazard class laid down in the CLP Regulation;”;

(d) omit the definition of “preparation dangerous for supply”; and

(e) omit the definition of “substance dangerous for supply”.

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 1(b), for “substance or preparation dangerous for supply” substitute “dangerous substance or dangerous preparation”; and

(b) after paragraph 1(b) insert—

“(ba) where the main activity is the sale or storage for wholesale distribution of any hazardous substance or mixture;”.

(1)

S.R. 1999 No. 90, as amended by S.R. 2000 No. 375, S.R. 2003 No. 33, S.R. 2006 No. 205, S.R. 2006 No. 425, S.R. 2007 No. 31, S.R. 2007 No. 291, S.R. 2009 No. 238, S.R. 2012 No. 179 and S.R. 2014 No. 224