Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment being a Department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the said section 2(2) and being the Department concerned3, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1) to (5), 40(2) and (4) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 14(1), 15 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 19784 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 it to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations: