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The Health and Safety Authority requests comments and observations on the proposals for the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 prior to submission of the proposals to the Minister of State for Business and Employment at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Ged Nash, for his consideration.
The purpose of these proposed Regulations is to transpose Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC. It is intended that the proposed Regulations will revoke and replace the European Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. No. 74 of 2006), with effect from 1 June 2015.
The closing date for receiving submissions is 5.00 p.m. on Monday 9th March 2015.
Those wishing to make submissions are advised that submissions will be made available for viewing by the Public, with the exception of information referring to the personal / home addresses of individuals making submissions, at the close of the Consultation Process and at the same time as the Authority publishes its response to the Consultation Process, in accordance with the Health and Safety Authority's Consultation Policy, which can be read here.