Enforcement and civil liability
9. Insofar as any provision of regulation 4, 5, 6 or 7 is made under section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972—
(a)the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which relate to the approval of codes of practice and their use in criminal proceedings, enforcement and offences shall apply to that provision as if that provision had been made under section 15 of that Act; and
(b)that provision shall, in the event of a breach of any duty imposed by it, confer a right of action in civil proceedings insofar as that breach of duty causes damage.