Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 118

The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 1994

(The document as of February, 2008. Arhiv.Online Library)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1994 No. 118

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 1994

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Made	24th January 1994

Laid before Parliament

31st January 1994

Coming into force

28th February 1994

The Secretary of State, being the designated Minister^[1] for the purposes of Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^[2] in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents arising from industrial activities involving dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2 and by sections 15(1) and (2) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c) and (2), 15(1) and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc.Act 1974^[3] ("the 1974 Act") and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without 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 said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards (Amendment) Regulations 1994, and shall come into force on 28th February 1994.

Interpretation
    2.    In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1984^[4].

Amendment to the principal Regulations
    3.    Sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (1) of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is revoked.

Application of the principal Regulations
    4.    Where an industrial activity becomes subject to regulations 7 to 12 of the principal Regulations in consequence of the amendment made by regulation 3 above, then, in relation to that activity, the principal Regulations shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

Michael Forsyth

Minister of State, Department of Employment.

24th January 1994

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Notes:

[1] S.I. 1983/603.

[2] 1972 c. 68.

[3] 1974 c. 37; sections 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16(3) respectively.

[4] S.I.1984/1902, relevant amending instruments are S.I.1988/1462 and 1990/2325.

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