# The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1974, Note: 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/1439/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-at-work-etc-act-1974-commencement-no-1-order-1974/note
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