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The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/743 · Made 11 March 1999

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 11th March 1999

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1999

Coming into force 1st April 1999

The Secretary of State, being the designatedf1 Minister for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2 and by sections 15(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) and (5)(b), 43(2) and (6) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 15(1), 16, and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f3 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect with modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act and after the Secretary of State consulting the Commission in respect of those modifications in accordance with section 50(2) of the Act, hereby makes the following regulations—

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1998/1750.

f2

1972 c. 68.

f3

1974 c. 37, Sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 to 16 respectively.

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part 2: GENERAL
  6. 4General duty
  7. 5Major accident prevention policy
  8. 6Notifications
  9. Part 3: SAFETY REPORTS
  10. 7Safety report
  11. 8Review and revision of safety report
  12. Part 4: EMERGENCY PLANS
  13. 9On-site emergency plan
  14. 10Off-site emergency plan
  15. 11Review and testing of emergency plans
  16. 12Implementing emergency plans
  17. 13Charge for preparation, review and testing of off-site emergency plan
  18. Part 5: PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY OPERATOR
  19. 14Provision of information to the public
  20. 15Provision of information to competent authority
  21. 16Provision of information to other establishments
  22. Part 6: FUNCTIONS OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY
  23. 17Functions of competent authority in relation to the safety report
  24. 18Prohibition of use
  25. 19Inspections and investigations
  26. 20Enforcement
  27. 21Provision of information by competent authority
  28. 22Fee payable by operator
  29. Part 7: AMENDMENTS, REVOCATIONS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  30. 23Amendments
  31. 24Revocation and savings
  32. 25Transitional provision
  33. Signature
  34. Schedule 1: DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY
  35. Part 1: Introduction
  36. 1Paragraph 1
  37. 2Paragraph 2
  38. 3Paragraph 3
  39. 4Paragraph 4
  40. 5Paragraph 5
  41. 2Named Substances
  42. Part: Notes
  43. 1Ammonium nitrate (350/2500)
  44. 2Ammonium nitrate (1250/5000)
  45. 3Polychlorodibenzofurans and polychlorodibenzodioxins
  46. 3Categories of Substances and Preparations not specifically named in Part 2
  47. Part: Notes
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. Schedule 2: PRINCIPLES TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN PREPARING MAJOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION POLICY DOCUMENT
  53. 1Paragraph 1
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. Schedule 3INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN A NOTIFICATION
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. 2Paragraph 2
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Paragraph 6
  64. 7Paragraph 7
  65. Schedule 4: PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF SAFETY REPORTS
  66. 1purpose of safety reports
  67. 1Paragraph 1
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 2minimum information to be included in safety report
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. Schedule 5: EMERGENCY PLANS
  79. 1objectives of on-site and off-site emergency plans
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. 4Paragraph 4
  84. 2information to be included in on-site emergency plan
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. 7Paragraph 7
  92. 3information to be included in off-site emergency plan
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. 3Paragraph 3
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. 6Paragraph 6
  99. 7Paragraph 7
  100. Schedule 6INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE PUBLIC
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. 8Paragraph 8
  109. 9Paragraph 9
  110. 10Paragraph 10
  111. 11Paragraph 11
  112. Schedule 7: CRITERIA FOR NOTIFICATION OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED
  113. 1criteria
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 2information
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. 3Paragraph 3
  120. 4Paragraph 4
  121. Schedule 8: PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY
  122. 1Paragraph 1
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. 4Paragraph 4
  126. 5Paragraph 5
  127. 6Paragraph 6
  128. 7Paragraph 7
  129. 8Paragraph 8
  130. 9Paragraph 9
  131. 10Paragraph 10
  132. 11Paragraph 11
  133. 12Paragraph 12
  134. 13Paragraph 13
  135. 14Paragraph 14
  136. 15Paragraph 15
  137. 16Paragraph 16
  138. 17Paragraph 17
  139. 18Paragraph 18
  140. 19Paragraph 19
  141. 20Paragraph 20
  142. Explanatory note