Regulations made under the European Communities Act 1972

Regulations are made under the European Communities Act 1972 when the subject of the regulation is outside the scope of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act.

Regulations have been made under the European Communities Act in the following areas:

Personal Protective Equipment

• European Union (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 2018

Pressure Equipment

• European Communities (Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 233 of 2017)

Lifts

• European Communities (Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 232 of 2017)

Equipment and Protective Systems for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

• European Communities (Equipment and Protective Systems for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 230 of 2017) [ATEX]

Machinery

• European Union (Internal Combustion Engines for Non-Road Mobile Machinery) (Gaseous and Particulate Pollutant Emission Limits and Type-Approval) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 735/2021)
• European Communities (Machinery) Regulations [S.I.No.407/2008]
• European Communities (Machinery) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 621 of 2015)
• More information on machinery legislation here

Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road

• Details of regulations made in relation to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road are provided here. 

Sharps

• European Union (Prevention of Sharps Injuries in the Healthcare Sector) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 135 of 2014)
• More information on sharps legislation here