# The Explosives Acts 1875 and 1923 etc. (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974, Regulation 6: Repeal and modification—the Fireworks Act 1951


In the Fireworks Act 1951—
(a) in section 1(1), for the words “a government inspector for the purposes of the Explosives Act 1875 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”)” there shall be substituted the words “an inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974” ;
(b) in section 2(3), for the words “a government inspector” there shall be substituted the words “an inspector”; and
(c) in section 4—
(i) for the references in subsections (1) and (3) and the first two references in subsection (2) to the Secretary of State there shall be substituted references to the Health and Safety Executive; and
(ii) for the words in subsection (2) “any such notice as he might serve” there shall be substituted the words “any such notice as the Secretary of State might serve”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/1885/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-acts-1875-and-1923-etc-repeals-and-modifications-regulations-1974/regulation-6
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