2009 No. 296
The Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722. The Department has been designated for the purposes of that subsection in relation to the transport of dangerous or environmentally hazardous goods by road or rail and by water3.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 21st September 2009.
2
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19544 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendment to the Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20032
1
The Health and Safety at Work Order (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20035 shall be amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the Directives”—
a
omit the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (s);
b
after the word “and” which follows sub-paragraph (t) insert—
u
Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods6; and
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 18th August 2009
(This note is not part of the Regulations)