PART IIHEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE IN CONNECTION WITH WORK, AND CONTROL OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
Establishment of theF1 ExecutiveF212.
F3(1)
There shall be established a body to be called the Health and SafetyF1 Executive for Northern Ireland consisting of a chairman appointed by the Head of the Department and not less than six nor more than nine other members appointed by the Head of the Department in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2)
Before appointing the members of theF1 Executive (other than the chairman) the Head of the Department shall—
(a)
as to three of them, consult such organisations representing employers as he considers appropriate;
(b)
as to three others, consult such organisations representing employees as he considers appropriate; and
(c)
as to any other members he may appoint, consult such organisations representing district councils and such other organisations, other than the organisations mentioned in sub-paragraph ( a) or ( b), as he considers appropriate.
F1(2A)
The Head of the Department may, after consultation with the Executive, appoint one of the members to be deputy chairman of the Executive.
(3)
TheF1 Executive shall have such functions as are conferred on it under the succeeding provisions of this Order.
(4)
The provisions of Schedule 2 shall have effect with respect to theF1 Executive.
F1(5)
The functions of the Executive, and of its officers and servants, shall be performed on behalf of the Crown.
(6)
For the purpose of any civil proceedings arising out of those functions, the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 shall apply to the Executive as if it were a Department of Her Majesty's Government in Northern Ireland within the meaning of that Act.
(7)
The Department may by order subject to negative resolution amend paragraph (1) so far as it regulates the number of members of the Executive.