Regulation 3 Modifications—instruments under the Explosives Act 1875

The Orders in Council and Orders of the Secretary of State made under the 1875 Act shall have effect as if for any reference therein to a government inspector or to Her Majesty's Inspectors of Explosives there were substituted a reference to an inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the 1974 Act.

The provisions specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations of the instruments mentioned in column 1 of that Schedule shall have effect as if for any reference therein to the Secretary of State there were substituted a reference to the Health and Safety Executive.

The Order of the Secretary of State (No. 9) dated 23rd June 1919 relating to compressed acetylene contained in a porous substance^f1 shall have effect as if the references to the Home Office in Conditions 1 and 5 were omitted.