Paragraph 6 F1
United Kingdom
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the functions of F2the Office of Rail Regulation the Office of Rail and Road are to—
secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;
protect others against risks to health and safety in connection with the activities of persons at work;
control the manufacture and placing on the market of articles and substances.
The functions of the Office of Rail Regulation the Office of Rail and Road —
only apply in relation to the manufacture, placing on the market and use of asbestos fibres in so far as this relates to the operation of a railway; and
do not apply in relation to Northern Ireland.
In sub-paragraph (2) “operation of a railway” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 para. 6 inserted (16.12.2013) by The REACH Enforcement (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2919), regs. 1(b), 8
- F2
Words in Sch. 2 para. 6 substituted (E.W.S.) (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 8(d)