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The Adventure Activities (Licensing) (Designation) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/771 · Made 18 March 1996

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 18th March 1996

Laid before Parliament 26th March 1996

Coming into force 16th April 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995f1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 15.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Designation
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Adventure Activities (Licensing) (Designation) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 16th April 1996.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995.

2Designation

Tourism Quality Services Limitedf1 (being a body nominated by the Health and Safety Commission under section 1(2) of the Act) is hereby designated for the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act.

Signature

Henley

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

18th March 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 1(1) of the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995 provides that the Secretary of State shall designate a person to exercise prescribed functions relating to the licensing of persons providing facilities for adventure activities. A person designated is referred to in the Act as “the licensing authority”. This Order designates Tourism Quality Services Limited.