The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

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Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1057

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

4th April 2006

Laid before Parliament

7th April 2006

Coming into force

All regulations except for regulation 2(3)

10th April 2006

Regulation 2(3)

1st October 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1) and 80 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1)—

(a)

for the purposes of giving effect 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; and

(b)

it appearing to him that the modifications in regulation 2 are expedient and it also appearing to him that there are no bodies to consult in respect of such modifications in accordance with section 80(4) of the 1974 Act,

hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1974 c. 37; section 15 was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively; the general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15(1) were extended by section 117 of the Railways Act 1993 c. 43; section 15(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/794, article 5(2) and Schedule 2; Sections 80(4) and (5) were substituted for subsections (4) to (6) as originally enacted by the Employment Protection Act 1975, section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 19; section 80(4) was amended by S.I. 2002/794, article 5(2) and Schedule 2; there are amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.