Mr. J. Enoch Powellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether, under the EEC directive 77/576/EEC, differences of substance between the Safety Signs Regulations 1980 and the proposed Safety Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 would be admissible.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe need to ensure conformity with the objectives laid down in the directive means that the proposed Northern Ireland regulations must be substanially the same as those in Great Britain.