Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2015/483 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Health And Safety

Made 18th June 2015

Laid before Parliament 19th June 2015

Coming into force 13th July 2015

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances^f2.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974^f3 (“the 1974 Act”) and section 2(2) of the 1972 Act.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations for the purpose of giving effect to proposals submitted by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3) of the 1974 Act^f4 after consulting in accordance with section 50(3)^f5 of that Act.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in respect of devolved matters, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland.
f2: S.I. 1998/1750.
f3: 1974 c.37; section 15(1) was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71) (“the 1975 Act”) and amended by S.I. 2002/794.
f4: Section 11 was substituted by S.I. 2008/960.
f5: Section 50(3) was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 15 to the 1975 Act, paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c.32), and by S.I. 2008/960.