Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1332
health and safety
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
25th April 2007
Laid before Parliament
1st May 2007
Coming into force
23rd May 2007
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ).
He has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to measures relating to the transport of dangerous or environmentally hazardous goods by road or rail( 2 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 23rd May 2007.
(2) These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.
Amendment to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002
2. —(1)The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002( 3 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) omit the word “and” after sub-paragraphs (n), (o) and (q);
(b) substitute a semicolon for the full stop at the end of sub-paragraph (r); and
(c) after sub-paragraph (r) add—
“ (s) Commission Directive 2006/89/ EC adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road ( 4 ) ; and
(t) Commission Directive 2006/90/EC adapting for the seventh time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail ( 5 ) ; and ”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
S.J. Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
25th April 2007
1972 c.68 . Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) .
S.I. 2002/282 , amended by S.I. 2004/463 and 2005/1308 .
OJ No. L305, 4.11.2006, p. 4.
OJ No. L305, 4.11.2006, p.6.