
1997 No. 225
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Health and Safety (Medical Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
Made 28th April 1997
Coming into operation 3rd June 1997
The Department of Economic Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 49 and 55(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Medical Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 3rd June 1997.
Interpretation
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In these Regulations “employment medical adviser” means an employment medical adviser appointed under Article 48(3) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
Fees payable for medical examination or surveillance by an employment medical adviser
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(1) A fee shall be payable to the Department by an employer in respect of a medical examination or medical surveillance of each of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of any provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 1.
(2) The fee payable under paragraph (1) shall be a basic fee for each examination or on each occasion when surveillance is carried out together with additional fees for X-rays and laboratory tests where these are taken or carried out in connection with the examination or surveillance.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), in the case of an examination or surveillance carried out for the purposes of a provision specified in column 1 of Schedule 1—
(a) the basic fee shall be the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that provision;
(b) the additional fee for X-rays shall be the amount specified in column 4 of that Schedule opposite to that provision and shall cover all X-rays taken in connection with any one examination or any one occasion when surveillance is carried out;
(c) the additional fee for laboratory tests shall be the amount specified in column 5 of that Schedule opposite to that provision and shall cover all such tests carried out in connection with any one examination or any one occasion when surveillance is carried out.
(4) Where an employment medical adviser carries out a medical examination of a self-employed person for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988, then paragraphs (1) to (3) shall apply in relation to that person as if he were an employer and the employee of that employer.
Fees for medical surveillance by an employment medical adviser under the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985
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(1) Fees shall be payable in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) by an employer to the Department in respect of medical surveillance of any of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where the medical surveillance includes an examination of, or interview with, the employee, the fees shall be a basic fee for each examination or interview or combination thereof of £40·60 together with an additional fee of £46·50 in respect of all X-rays taken, and £27·90 in respect of all laboratory tests carried out, in connection with any one such examination or interview or combination thereof.
(3) Where the medical surveillance is confined to an examination of, and making of entries in, records, the fee shall be £24·90.
Fees for medical surveillance by an employment medical adviser under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986
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(1) Fees shall be payable in accordance with paragraph (2) by an employer to the Department in respect of medical surveillance of any of his employees by an employment medical adviser for the purposes of the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986.
(2) The fee payable for each item described in column 1 of Schedule 2 shall be that specified in the entry opposite thereto in column 2.
Revocation and saving
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Health and Safety (Medical Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are hereby revoked.
(2) The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in relation to any medical examination or medical surveillance carried out before 3rd June 1997 as if these Regulations had not been made.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on
Philip B. Strong
Assistant Secretary
28th April 1997.
SCHEDULE 1
Fees payable for medical examination or surveillance by an employment medical adviser
Regulation 3


Provision Reference Basic Fee Additional Fees where appropriate
Fee for X-Rays Fee for Laboratory Tests
1 2 3 4 5

(a) Regulation 14 of the Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1963 S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1963 No. 85 relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1979 No. 187) £43·65 £46·50 £27·90

(b) Regulation 16 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 S.R. 1988 No. 74 (relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1993 No. 26) £45·65 £46·50 £27·90

(c) Regulation 11 of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 S.R. 1995 No. 51 £45·65 £46·50 £27·90
SCHEDULE 2
Fees payable for medical examination or surveillance by an employment medical adviser under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986
Regulation 5


Item Fee
On the first assessment of an employee (including any clinical medical examination and laboratory tests in connection with the assessment). £47·00
On each subsequent assessment of an employee— 

(i) for laboratory tests where these are carried out £27·90

(ii) for a clinical medical examination where this is carried out £28·00