Consumer Safety Act 1978

11 Application to Northern Ireland

This Act shall have effect, in its application to Northern Ireland, with the following modifications, namely,—

(a) safety regulations may revoke regulations in force under the [1965 c. 14 (N.I.).] Consumer Protection Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 ;

(b) in section 1(4) the words from " and in " onwards shall be omitted;

(c) in paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 2 for the words " England or Wales " there shall be substituted the words " Northern Ireland " and at the end of that paragraph there shall be inserted the words " for Northern Ireland ";

(d) in paragraph (d) of the said subsection (7) for the words " information" and " laid" there shall be substituted respectively the words " complaint " and " made ";

(e) in section 5 for the references to a weights and measures authority there shall be substituted references to a district council;

(f) section 8(1) shall be omitted ;

(g) in section 9(4)—

(i) in the definition of " goods ", for the reference to section 135(1) of the [1955 c. 16 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2).] Food and Drugs Act 1955 there shall be substituted a reference to section 70(1) of the [1958 c. 27 (N.I.).] Food and Drugs Act (Northern Ireland) 1958, and

(ii) in the definition of " statutory maximum ", for the reference to England and Wales there shall be substituted a reference to Northern Ireland,

and for the purposes of the definition of " statutory maximum" as so amended the provisions of the [1977 c. 45.] Criminal Law Act 1977 which relate to the sum mentioned in that definition shall extend to Northern Ireland;

(h) in section 10(3) to (6) for the references to the [1961 c. 40.] Consumer Protection Act 1961 there shall be substituted references to the Consumer Protection Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 and in section 10(4) the word " (2A) " shall be omitted.