8. In Schedule 2, after paragraph 5 insert—
“6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the functions of the Office of Rail Regulation are to—
(a)secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;
(b)protect others against risks to health and safety in connection with the activities of persons at work;
(c)control the manufacture and placing on the market of articles and substances.
(2) The functions of the Office of Rail Regulation—
(a)only apply in relation to the manufacture, placing on the market and use of asbestos fibres in so far as this relates to the operation of a railway; and
(b)do not apply in relation to Northern Ireland.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2) “operation of a railway” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006.”.