Regulation 29 Certificates of exemptionI1

Subject to paragraph (2) and to any Community obligation in respect of the encouragement of improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, the Department may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person, pipeline or class of persons or pipelines from any requirement or prohibition imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and with or without limit of time and may be revoked at any time by the Department by a further certificate in writing.

The Department shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and, in particular, to—

it is satisfied that the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption will not be prejudiced in consequence of it.