# The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 1994, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1 These Regulations amend the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1984 (“the principal Regulations”) by applying those regulations to the industrial activities referred to in paragraph 2 below for the purpose of implementing in full in respect of Great Britain Council Directive No.82/501/EEC (OJ No. L 230, 5.8.82, p.1) on the major accident hazards of certain industrial activities.
2 Regulation 3 amends regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations by revoking sub-paragraph (e) which exempted from the application of the principal Regulations those industrial activities carried on at any site operated by a disposal authority in accordance with section 11(2) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40) or for which a licence issued in pursuance of section 5 of that Act is in force.
3 Regulation 4 provides that where the industrial activities referred to in paragraph 2 above become subject to certain provisions of the principal Regulations as a consequence of the amendment made by regulation 3 the principal Regulations shall be modified in relation to those activities in accordance with the Schedule.
4 The Schedule introduces new compliance dates and transitional provisions for the industrial activities referred to in paragraph 2 above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/118/note (the official version)
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