Regulation 16(1)
1. In Schedule 2 to the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(1) after paragraph 13 insert—
“14. Any activity regulated by the Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014.”.
2. In regulation 14(5) of the 2009 Regulations after “undertaken” insert “, after these Regulations have come into force,”.
3. The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012(2) are amended as follows—
(a)in regulation 9 (Fees payable etc.)—
(i)after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) Where an application in relation to the 2014 Acetylene Regulations is made for a purpose specified in column 1 of the Table in Part 3A of Schedule 8, the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Table is payable by the applicant to the Executive, or to the ONR where it is the licensing authority by virtue of the 2014 Acetylene Regulations.
(4B) An additional fee is payable by the applicant to the Executive, or to the ONR where it is the licensing authority by virtue of the 2014 Acetylene Regulations, where work is required to be carried out by its specialist inspectors in connection with any application in relation to the 2014 Acetylene Regulations that is made for a purpose specified in column 1 of the Table in Part 3A of Schedule 8 for which there is a corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table, and the fee for work in connection with each such purpose is that specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table for each hour worked, adjusted pro rata for a period worked of less than one hour, and such fee is payable prior to the notification of the result of the application.”
(ii)in paragraph (13) before the definition of the “2014 Regulations” insert—
““the 2014 Acetylene Regulations” means the Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014;”.
(b)in Schedule 8 (Fees payable etc.) after Part 3 insert—
1 Purpose of Application | 2 Fee | 3 Fee for work by specialist inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Original application for a licence for the manufacture of compressed acetylene gas, the compression of acetylene gas, the filling of a cylinder with compressed acetylene gas or any combination of those activities under regulation 6. | £39 | £127 per hour worked |
| Application to renew a licence under regulation 6. | £39 | £127 per hour worked |
| Application to vary a licence under regulation 6. | £39 | £127 per hour worked |
| Application to transfer a licence under regulation 6. | £39 | £127 per hour worked |
| Replacement of any of the licences referred to in this part if lost. | £39” |
S.I. 1998/494, amended by S.I.2006/557; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2012/1652, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.