2 Short 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.