Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010

Public bill · Government · Presented

Updates Ireland’s chemical-safety laws to align with newer European rules on chemical classification, labelling, packaging, detergents, imports and registration. It gives authorities clearer enforcement powers, requires businesses to fix safety failures, allows inspectors to reject inadequate improvement plans, and increases some penalties to better protect workers, the public and the environment.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Chemicals Act 2008 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018