
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Medical Devices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th April 1996.
2 
In Schedule 1 to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 after paragraph 21 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—“
22 
Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices (O.J. No. L169, 12.7.1993, p. 1).”.
3 
In the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 for Schedule 1 there shall be substituted the following Schedule—“
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 4(3)(e)
1 
Council Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (O.J. No. L399 30.12.89, p. 18) as amended by Council Directive 93/95/EEC (O.J. No. L276, 9.11.93, p. 11) and Article 7 of Council Directive 93/68/EEC (O.J. No. L220, 30.8.93, p. 1).
2 
Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices (O.J. No. L169, 12.7.93, p. 1).”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on
Philip B. Strong
Assistant Secretary
19th March 1996.