Introductory text
Health And Safety
Made 2nd November 2026
Laid before Parliament 3rd November 2026
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1), (2), (4), (5), (6)(b) and (9), 18(2) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (4), 4(1), 6, 8 to 11, 13(1) and (3), 14, 15(1), 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”)f1.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Health and Safety Executivef2, the Office for Nuclear Regulation and such other bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate in accordance with section 50(1) and (1AA) of the 1974 Actf3.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1974 c. 37. Section 15(1) was substituted by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraph 6 and amended by S.I. 2002/794. Section 15(2) was amended by the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), Schedule 12, paragraph 5(3). Section 15(4) was amended by S.I. 2008/960. Section 18(2) was amended by the Energy Act 2013, Schedule 12, paragraph 6(3). There are other amendments but none are relevant.
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Section 10(1) of the 1974 Act provides that the Health and Safety Executive is referred to as the Executive in that Act.
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Section 50 was amended by S.I. 2008/960 and the Energy Act 2013, Schedule 12, paragraph 11(1) and (2).