Explanatory note

This Order brings into operation Parts I, II and IV of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 on the following dates:—

(a) the provisions which relate to the establishment and functions of the Health and Safety Commission and to certain regulation-making powers—on 1st October 1974;

(b) the provisions which relate to the establishment and functions of the Health and Safety Executive and to enforcement—on 1st January 1975;

(c) Part II of the Act, which relates to the Employment Medical Advisory Service—on 1st January 1975; and

(d) the remaining provisions including those which relate to the general duties of employers and others—on 1st April 1975.