# The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the functions of the Office of Rail Regulation the Office of Rail and Road are to—
(a) secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;
(b) protect others against risks to health and safety in connection with the activities of persons at work;
(c) control the manufacture and placing on the market of articles and substances.
(2) The functions of the Office of Rail Regulation the Office of Rail and Road —
(a) 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
(b) do not apply in relation to Northern Ireland.
(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2852/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reach-enforcement-regulations-2008/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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