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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2015.
2. An undertaking is of a prescribed description for the purposes of section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 if it involves the carrying out of any activity which—
(a)is listed in the Schedule; or
(b)where not listed in the Schedule, may pose a risk to the health and safety of another person (other than the self-employed person carrying it out or their employees).
3.—(1) Before the end of each review period, the Secretary of State must—
(a)carry out a review of these Regulations;
(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
(c)publish the report.
(2) The report must in particular—
(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations;
(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate, and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
(3) “Review period” means the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Justin Tomlinson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
3rd August 2015
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