Regulation 15 Enforcement and offences

The enforcement and offences provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 shall apply to the duty imposed by paragraph (6) of regulation 8 on any infrastructure manager and to any requirement or prohibition imposed by paragraph (7), (8), (9) or (10) of that regulation or by a decision under paragraph (8) of regulation 9, as if the duty was one of the duties to which a person was subject by virtue of sections 2 to 7 of that Act and as if the requirement or prohibition had been imposed by regulations made under section 15 of that Act.

The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1989^f1 shall not apply to any breach of duty, requirement or prohibition referred to in paragraph (1).