The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 2932

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992

Made

17th November 1992

Laid before Parliament

30th November 1992

Coming into force

The whole Regulations except regulations 11 to 24 and 27 and Schedule 2 to the extent specified in regulation 1(3)

1st January 1993

Regulations 11 to 24 and 27 and Schedule 2 to the extent specified in regulation 1(3)

1st January 1997

The Secretary of State, in the exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (5)(b) and (9), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (3), 13(1) and 14 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to her 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:

(1)

1974 c. 37; sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively. The general purposes of Part I of the 1974 Act were extended by section 1(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15).