New health and safety Regulations
Date published:
The Department for the Economy has, on 14 May 2025, made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025” (S.R. 2025 No. 90). The Regulations will come into operation on 9 June 2025.
The Regulations will replace the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”) in order to give effect to amendments to the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 (CSC) in Northern Ireland. The UK ratified the CSC, an international treaty, in 1978 and is therefore bound by its terms in
accordance with international law.
The key changes introduce significant physical changes to the Safety Approval Plate,
include additional safety tests, evaluation of examination schemes and introduce Authorised Control Officers (ACOs) and new guidance.
The Regulations can be viewed at the following link: