This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2008/736 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1087
Health And Safety
The Control of Major Accident Hazard (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
16th April 2008
Laid before Parliament
17th April 2008
Coming into force
18th April 2008
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations —
in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 43(2), (4), (5) and (6) and 82(3)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974( 1 ) (“the 1974 Act”); and
for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3)( 2 ) of the 1974 Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as The Control of Major Accident Hazard (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 18th April 2008.
Amendment to the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999
2. For sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2A) of regulation 22 of the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999( 3 ), substitute —
“ (a) that operator or owner in relation to the establishment to which the current safety report relates; or
(b) a contractor in relation to any work carried out by him on or in connection with that establishment. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms,
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
16th April 2008
1974 c.37 ; section 43(6) is amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) , section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 12 and S.I. 2002/794 and 1998/960 .
Section 11(3) is amended by S.I. 2008/960 ;
S.I. 1999/743 ; amended by S.I. 2008/736 , which inserted paragraph (2A).