Regulation 18 Obligations of employers
(1)
The employer of a person employed to carry out any work referred to in—
(a)
regulation 15(1), (3) or (6);
(b)
regulation 16(1) or (2); or
(c)
regulation 17(1), (2) or (4),
must ensure that that person has obtained the qualification necessary to enable him to carry out the work in question under these Regulations.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person is deemed to have obtained the necessary qualification if he is working under supervision in accordance with regulation 20 with a view to obtaining that qualification.
(3)
A person is guilty of an offence if he fails to comply with paragraph (1).