Paragraph 64 Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996

For regulation 7 (enforcement) of the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 M1 substitute—

“7

(1)

Subject to section 18(1A) of the 1974 Act and despite the provision made by the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”), the enforcing authority in relation to fire safety signs provided in pursuance of regulation 4(4) as applied by regulation 4(3) (signs provided to comply with the provisions of any enactment) is—

(a)

in the case of premises and activities to which these Regulations apply by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) of regulation 3, the Health and Safety Executive;

(b)

in the case of premises which are, or are on, or activities carried out on, an authorised defence site or new nuclear build site, the Office for Nuclear Regulation;

(c)

in any other case, the authority or class of authorities responsible for enforcing the relevant provision of the enactment which applies to the case.

(2)

In this regulation, “authorised defence site” and “new nuclear build site” have the meanings given in the 1998 Regulations.”.