Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1999 No. 303

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made

29th June 1999

Coming into operation

18th August 1999

The Department of Economic Development, being a Department designated(1) for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures related to consumer protection, in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and, being the Department concerned(3), in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (4) and (5), and 2, 14 and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(4) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1)(5) of that Order with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to the Department to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1976/897 and S.I. 1993/2661

(2)

1972 c. 68; the definition of the Treaties referred to in section 2(2) was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51)

(3)

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

(4)

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

(5)

Article 46(1) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 8