EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations repeal the following provisions of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963, namely, section 27 (penalisation of dangerous acts and interference with equipment), section 47 (prohibition of levying of charges on employees for things done in compliance with the Act), section 51 (power to adapt Act in relation to covered markets), section 60(1), so far as it relates to annual reports by local authorities, and section 79 (Minister's annual report), which have been superseded by provisions of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974. The Regulations also make minor drafting changes consequential on earlier repeals in sections 83(1) and 42(5) of the 1963 Act.