The Quarries (Northern Ireland) Order 1983

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1983 No. 150 — creates 5 criminal offences.

Made

11 February 1983

In force from

Not determined

Extent

N.I.

Subject

Miscellaneous

Explanatory note

No explanatory note was published with this instrument, or none was found in its text.

Offences created by this instrument

• is contravened the owner, occupier or agent of the quarry shall be guilty of an offence. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .… article 20 · In force · Strict liability
• and 11. . . shall be guilty of an offence article 20(1) · In force · Strict liability
• In the event of a contravention of any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1), the owner, occupier and agent of… article 20(2) · In force · Strict liability
• In the event of a contravention of any of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1), the owner, occupier and agent of… article 20(2) · In force · Strict liability
• is contravened the owner, occupier or agent of the quarry shall be guilty of an offence article 20(6) · In force · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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• Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 Lords · Lords Chamber · 4 July 1988 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Lyle) said

  My Lords, I beg to move that the House do approve the draft Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 which has been laid before it under the Northern Ireland Act 1974. The draft order contains provisions analogous to those enacted in Great Britain by the Sex Discrimination Act 1986. Together with Articles 7 to 10, which replicate changes introduced in Great Britain in 1976 subsequent to the enactment of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order of that year, the amendment will bring Northern Ireland law into line with that in Great Britain. The contents of the order demonstrate…

• Northern Ireland (Sex Discrimination) Commons · Commons Chamber · 5 July 1988 · Ms. Marjorie Mowlam (Redcar)

  I thank the Minister for the detailed explanation of the articles in the draft order. I am sure that some of them will be warmly welcomed by people in Northern Ireland, but, clearly, some of them will not. The Minister gave two explanations for the order being introduced. First, he said that it was to bring Northern Ireland legislation into line with that in the rest of the United Kingdom. He referred especially to articles 7, 8, 9 and 10. His second justification was that the order brings Northern Ireland legislation in line with European Community law. In particular, he mentioned the…

• Northern Ireland (Sex Discrimination) Commons · Commons Chamber · 5 July 1988 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Viggers)

  I beg to move, That the draft Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1988, which was laid before this House on 17th May, be approved. The order has several key objectives. The first and most important is to further promote equal opportunities in employment between men and women. The second is to achieve that aim in a manner that reduces unnecessary bureaucracy. The third is to put Northern Ireland on the same footing as the rest of the United Kingdom in this part of the law. The order contains provisions analogous to those enacted in Great Britain by the Sex Discrimination Act 1986.…

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