The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 238

Health And Safety

The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017

Made

28th February 2017

Laid before Parliament

2nd March 2017

Coming into force

6th April 2017

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to measures relating to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances(2) and measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health(3).

The Secretary of State makes these regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a) section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972;

(b) sections 15(1), (2) and (9) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(4); and

(c) section 23(1)(b) of the Petroleum Act 1987(5).

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations, so far as made in exercise of the powers cited in paragraph (b), for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3)(6) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 after the carrying out of consultations by the Executive in accordance with section 50(3)(7) of that Act.

(1)

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27, and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), section 3 and Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2)

S.I. 1998/1750.

(3)

S.I. 1999/2027; the Secretary of State is also designated in relation to anything supplemental or related to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health, under article 2(2) of that Order.

(4)

1974 c.37; section 15(1) was substituted by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraph 6 and amended by S.I. 2002/794. Section 15(2) was amended by the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), Schedule 12, paragraphs 1 and 5. The general purposes of Part 1 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 were extended by section 1(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15).

(5)

1987 c. 12; section 23(1)(b), which is amended by SI. 1993/1823 and S.R. (NI) 1993/384, creates a prohibition on a vessel entering or remaining in a safety zone; it extends to Northern Ireland. Section 23(8), which defines “vessel,” was amended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21), Schedule 13, paragraph 78.

(6)

Section 11 was substituted by article 5 of S.I. 2008/960.

(7)

Section 50(3) was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraph 16(3), the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), Schedule 7, paragraphs 4 and 6, the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32) Schedule 12, paragraph 11 and S.I. 2008/960.