The Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2012

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2012 No. 123

Health And Safety

The Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2012

Made

14th March 2012

Laid before Parliament

15th March 2012

Coming into operation

5th April 2012

The Secretary of State makes these regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1), (2), (3)(c), 4(b) and (5) and 55 (2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (4), 2, 5(1), 14(1) and 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(1) (“the 1978 Order”), as applied and modified, in relation to explosives, by Article 53 of the 1978 Order(2). In accordance with Article 46(1)(3)of the 1978 Order, as so applied and modified, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

(1)

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

(2)

Article 53 was repealed by paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976) but with a saving in paragraph 4(1)(b) for purposes connected with any reserved matter falling within paragraph 12 or 20 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47). The security of explosives is a reserved matter by virtue of paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

(3)

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