Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

The Department of Economic Development, being the Department concerned1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 17(1), (2), (3) and (5)2, 45 and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (3), 13, 14(1) and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 19783 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland4 and such other bodies as appeared to the Department to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations: