Introductory text

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 31 March 2003

Laid before Parliament 7 April 2003

Coming into force 29 April 2003

The Secretary of State, being the Minister designated^f1 for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to the abolition of restrictions on the import or export of goods, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1) and (2) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraph 1(1)(b) and (5) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974^f3 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1992/2661.
f2: 1972 c. 68; the definition of the Treaties referred to in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).
f3: 1974 c. 37; sections 11(2), 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 4, 6 and 16(3) respectively.