Statutory Rule 1997 No. 234

Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

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1997 No. 234

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

The Department of Economic Development, being the Department concerned^[1], in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 40(2) and (4) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978^[2] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of that Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appear to it to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 16th June 1997.

Amendment of the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984
    2.    In regulation 4(6) of the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984^[3] for the sum "£505" there shall be substituted "£362".

Amendment of the Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992
    3.    In each of the regulations 6(2)(c) and 6(5)(b) of the Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992^[4] for the sum "£2·50" there shall continue to be substituted "£2·70".

Amendment of the Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
    4.    For Schedule 4 to the Notification of New Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994^[5] there shall continue to be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Amendment of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
    5.    For regulation 22 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994^[6] there shall be substituted—

"Fees for notifications
    22.—(1)  Fees shall be payable in accordance with paragraph (2) by a notifier to the Department in relation to any matter referred to in that paragraph.

    (2)  The fees referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), on each notification of the intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time under regulation 8, £54·50;

(b) on each notification of the intention to use premises for activities involving genetic modification for the first time, where a consent is required under regulation 8(3), £58·90;

(c) subject to sub-paragraph (d), on each notification of individual activities involving genetic modification under regulation 9, £62.40;

(d) on each notification of individual activities involving genetic modification for which a consent is required under regulation 9(5), £120·20;


    (3)  This regulation shall not apply to any notification made for the purposes of regulation 24(1) or (3) (which relates to transitional provisions)." .

Revocations
    6.    The Asbestos (Licensing) (Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994^[7] and the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Fees Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^[8] are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on


Philip B. Strong

Assistant Secretary

6th May 1997.

[1] See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) back

[2] S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) back

[3] S.R. 1984 No. 205 to which the relevant amendment is S.R. 1994 No. 276, regulation 2 back

[4] S.R. 1992 No. 262 to which the relevant amendment is S.R. 1996 No. 159, regulation 2 back

[5] S.R. 1994 No. 6 to which the relevant amendment is S.R. 1996 No. 159, regulation 3 back

[6] S.R. 1994 No. 143 to which the relevant amendment is S.R. 1996 No. 159, regulation 4 back

[7] S.R. 1994 No. 276 back

[8] S.R. 1996 No. 159 back

Explanatory Note