Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st May, 2018.

I, PAT BREEN, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2017 )) and the Business Enterprise and Innovation (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 569 of 2017 ), and after consultation with the Health and Safety Authority, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2018.

2. The 30th day of April 2018 is appointed as the day on which section 4 (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it repeals any provision of the Mines and Quarries Act 1965 (No. 7 of 1965) not already repealed, and

(b) in so far as it revokes any instrument made under the Mines and Quarries Act 1965 not already revoked.

GIVEN under my hand,

26 April 2018.

PAT BREEN,

Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The purpose of this Order (as provided for in sections 1 (2) and 4 (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005)) is to activate the repeal of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 (No. 7 of 1965) in so far as that Act relates to Mines and to revoke all Regulations, Orders and Rules made under that Act as they relate to mines.

The overall objective of the Order is to avoid overlapping or duplication between the repealed and revoked provisions and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Mines) Regulations 2018 from the coming into operation of the latter on 30 April 2018, and to remove from the statute book other provisions which are obsolete.

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (Quarries) (Repeals and Revocations) (Commencement) Order 2008 ( S.I. No. 29 of 2008 ) already activated the repeal of the Mines and Quarries Act 1965 , in so far as that Act related to quarries, and revoked all Regulations, Orders and Rules made under that Act, as they related to quarries, from the coming into operation of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 28 of 2008 ) on 1 May 2008.