Regulation 6 Exemption certificatesI1
England, Wales and Scotland
Subject to paragraph (2) the Health and Safety Executive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the requirements imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a limit of time and may be revoked in writing at any time.
The Executive shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case, and in particular to–
the conditions if any, which it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
any other requirements imposed by or under any enactment which apply to the case;
it is satisfied that the health, safety and welfare of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.