Statutory Rule 1992 No. 413

The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

---

© Crown Copyright 1992

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Government Printer for Northern Ireland.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland does not extend to the Government Printer for Northern Ireland imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Rule which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Rule on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Rule which is published by the Government Printer for Northern Ireland has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992, ISBN 0337903131. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Rule can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1992 No. 413

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

The Department of the Environment, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Economic Development. acting jointly as the Department concerned^[1], in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17( 1) to (3). 43 1) and (2) and 55(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978^[2] and of every other power enabling them in that behalf, after consultation as required by Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to those Departments to be appropriate, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 and shall come into operation on 16th November 1992.

Substitution of metric measurements for imperial measurements
    2.    The statutory provisions specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall be amended by substituting for the amounts or quantities set out opposite thereto in column 2 the amounts or quantities set out in the corresponding entry in column 3.

Repeals and modifications of statutory provisions relating to flash points of highly flammable liquids etc.
    3.    The statutory provisions specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 shall be repealed or modified to the extent set out in column 2.

Application to existing plant, buildings and other permanent structures
    4.—(1)  Where the measurements relating to any plant, building or other permanent structure in existence or under construction immediately before the coming into operation of these Regulations complied with the requirements of the relevant statutory provisions as then in operation in so far as they related to the measurements of that plant, building or other permanent structure, then such compliance shall be deemed to be compliance with the relevant statutory provisions as amended by these Regulations.

    (2)  In paragraph (1) "the relevant statutory provisions" means the statutory provisions listed in column 1 of Schedules 1 and 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on


Trevor Pearson

Assistant Secretary

28th September 1992.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on


I. C. Henderson

Assistant Secretary

24th September 1992.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on


D Thomson

Assistant Secretary

24th Septemeber 1992.

[1] See definitions of "the Department concerned" and "regulations" in Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) back

[2] S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) back

Explanatory Note