S.I. No. 219/2001 - Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 (Repeal of Section 38 of Factories Act, 1955) (Commencement) Order, 2001

1. This Order may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989 (Repeal of Section 38 of Factories Act 1955) (Commencement), Order, 2001.

2.

Section 4

(3) of the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989

(No. 7 of 1989), shall, in so far as it applies to

section 38

of the

Factories Act, 1955

(No. 10 of 1955), come into operation on 31 August, 2001.

Given under my hand this 22

nd

day of May 2001

TOM KITT, T.D.

Tom Kitt

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of this Order is to activate the repeal (as provided for in

sections 1

(2) and

4

(3) of the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989

) of

section 38

of the

Factories Act, 1955

, as amended by

Section 21

of the

Safety in Industry Act, 1980

, on the coming into operation of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Confined Spaces) Regulations, 2001, which, inter alia replace those provisions.

I, Tom Kitt, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989

(No. 7 of 1989), the Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1993 (

S.I. No. 18 of 1993

) (as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 305 of 1997

)), and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 330 of 1997

), and after consultation with the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health, hereby order as follows