7In the application of paragraph 6 to Northern Ireland^
(a)the reference to subsection (1) of section 80 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 shall have effect as a reference to paragraph (1) of Article 54 of the [S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I.9).] Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, and
(b)the reference to Acts passed before that Act shall have effect as a reference to statutory provisions passed or made before the making of that Order.