European Communities (Electrical Equipment For Use In Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 355/1998

S.I. No. 355 of 1998.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1998

I, Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 94/26/EC of 15 June 19941 and Commission Directive 97/53/EC of 11 September 19972, hereby make the following regulations:

1O.J. No. L157/33, 24.6.94.

2O.J. No. L257/27 20.9.97. 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998.

(2) These Regulations and the European Communities (Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations, 1981 to 1991 may be cited together as the European Communities (Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations, 1981 to 1998. 2. In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—

"the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 61 of 1981 );

"the Regulations of 1991" means the European Communities (Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1991 ). 3. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended in the definition of "the Directive of 1979" (as amended by Regulation 2 of the Regulations of 1991) by the substitution of "1988, Council Directive 90/487/EEC of 17 September 1990(1), Commission Directive 94/26/EC of 15 June 1994(2) and Commission Directive 97/53/EC of 11 September 1997(3)" for "1988 and Council Directive 90/487/EEC of 17 September 1990".

(1)O.J. No. L270/23 2.10.1990.

(2)O.J. No. L157/33 24.6.1994.

(3)O.J. No. L257/27 20.9.1997. 4. Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations (as amended by Regulation 2(b) of the Regulations of 1991) is hereby amended by the substitution for clause (A) of the following clause:

"(A) Regulations 37(d) and 38(2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Applications) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 44 of 1993 ),". 5. (1) Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations (inserted by the Regulations of 1991) is hereby amended—

(a) in paragraph (a) by —

(i) the substitution of "30th day of June, 2003" for "1st...