2019 No. 185
The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for the Economy1, being the Department concerned2, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1) to (5), 20(2), 40(2) and (4), 54(1) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 12, 14, 15, 17 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (“the 1978 Order”)3.
The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to the Department by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A)4 of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3)5.
It appears to the Department that—
- a
the modifications referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 of Schedule 9 are expedient as set out in Article 54(1) of the 1978 Order; and
- b
it is not appropriate to consult bodies in respect of such modifications in accordance with Article 54(5) of that Order.