2Short title, interpretation and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Industrial Diseases (Notification) Act 1981.

(2)

In this Act " Registrar General " means—

(a)

in England and Wales, the Registrar General for England and Wales; and

(b)

in Scotland, the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland.

(3)

This Act does not apply to Northern Ireland.