Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 266

Health And Safety

The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

4th July 2016

Coming into operation

1st August 2016

The Department for the Economy(1), being the Department concerned(2), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1), (2) and (5)(3) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 7, 8, 10, 12(2) and (3), 13, 15, 17 and 19 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(4) (“the 1978 Order”).

The Regulations give effect to proposals submitted to it by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A)(5) of the 1978 Order after the Executive had carried out consultations in accordance with Article 46(3)(6).

(1)

Formerly the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment; see 2016 c. 5, section 1(3); that Department was formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5); that Department was formerly the Department of Manpower Services, see S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3

(2)

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

(3)

Article 17 shall be read with S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(2) and 4(2)

(4)

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9): the general purposes of Part II referred to in Article 17(1) were extended by S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(1) and 4(1). Article 55(2) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 19

(5)

Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

(6)

Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18