Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
These Regulations amend the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003 No. 34) by adding –a definition of “mutagen” to regulation 2(1) and amending references in regulations 7 and 13 to “carcinogen” to include “mutagen” thereby implementing paragraphs 2 to 4 of article 1 of Council Directive 1999/38/EC (O.J. No. L138, 1.6.1999, p. 66) amending for the second time Council Directive 90/394/EEC (O.J. No. L196, 26.7.90, p. 1) on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work; and17 polychlorodibenzodioxins and polychlorodibenzofurans to the list of substances in Schedule 1 to which the definition of “carcinogen” relates.