F4C6 PART IIHEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE IN CONNECTION WITH WORK, AND CONTROL OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F4

mod. by SR 2001/295

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Enforcement

Prohibition noticesF1F2C1C2C3C4C5C7C9C8C10C11C13C12C14C15C16C17C18C19C2024

1

This Article applies to any activities which are being or areF3 likely to be carried on by or under the control of any person, being activities to or in relation to which any of the relevant statutory provisions apply or will, if the activities are so carried on, apply.

2

If as regards any activities to which this Article applies an inspector is of the opinion that, as carried on orF3 likely to be carried on by or under the control of the person in question, the activities involve or, as the case may be, will involve a risk of serious personal injury, the inspector may serve on that person a notice—

a

stating that the inspector is of the said opinion;

b

specifying the matters which in his opinion give or, as the case may be, will give rise to the said risk;

c

where in his opinion any of those matters involves or, as the case may be, will involve a contravention of any of the relevant statutory provisions, stating that he is of that opinion, and

i

specifying the provision or provisions as to which he is of that opinion; and

ii

giving particulars of the reasons why he is of that opinion; and

d

directing that the activities to which the notice relates shall not be carried on by or under the control of the person on whom the notice is served unless the matters specified in the notice in pursuance of sub-paragraph ( b) and any associated contravention of provisions so specified in pursuance of sub-paragraph ( c) have been remedied.

F33

A direction contained in a prohibition notice in pursuance of paragraph (2)( d) shall take effect—

a

at the end of the period specified in the notice; or

b

if the notice so declares, immediately.