The Deregulation Act 2015 (Health and Safety at Work) (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 No. 1637

SCHEDULE Consequential amendments to regulations made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

7.—(1) The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (duties under these Regulations)—

(a) in paragraph (2) for “self-employed person” substitute “relevant self-employed person” in each place occurring;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) For the purposes of this regulation “relevant self-employed person” means a self-employed person who conducts an undertaking of a prescribed description for the purposes of section 3(2) of the 1974 Act.”.

(3) In regulation 20 (modification of section 3(2) of the 1974 Act)—

(a) after “self-employed person” insert “who conducts an undertaking of a prescribed description”;

(b) for “his undertaking” substitute “the undertaking”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/2677; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.