Regulation 11 Enforcing authorities

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to F1paragraph (4) or (5), in England it shall be the duty of the council of a county (or of a district comprised in an area for which there is no county council), a London Borough Council or the Common Council of the City of London to enforce these regulations within their respective areas.

(2)

Subject to F2paragraph (4) or (5), in Wales it shall be the duty of each county council and each county borough council constituted under section 3 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 M1 to enforce these regulations within their respective areas.

(3)

Subject to F3paragraph (4) or (5), in Scotland it shall be the duty of every council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M2 to enforce these regulations within their respective areas.

(4)

F4Subject to paragraph (5), the Executive shall have responsibility for enforcing compliance by any person with any conditions imposed on him by or under regulation 10(2).

F5(5)

It shall be the duty of the Office for Nuclear Regulation to enforce these Regulations (including compliance by any person with any conditions imposed on that person by or under regulation 10(2)) as they apply on, or in relation to, any site, or any activities carried out on a site, which is—

(a)

an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998); or

(b)

a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of those Regulations).

(6)

Nothing in this regulation affects the application of section 18(1A) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 11(1) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 108(2) (with Sch. 4)
F2: Words in reg. 11(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 108(2) (with Sch. 4)
F3: Words in reg. 11(3) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 108(2) (with Sch. 4)
F4: Words in reg. 11(4) inserted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 108(3) (with Sch. 4)
F5: Reg. 11(5)(6) inserted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 108(4) (with Sch. 4)

Marginal citations

M1: 1994 c. 19.
M2: 1994 c. 39.