The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015

Notifications

6.—(1) Within a reasonable period of time prior to the start of construction of a new establishment the operator must send to the competent authority a notification containing the following information—

(a) the name of the operator and the full address of the establishment;

(b) the registered place of business of the operator, with the full address;

(c) the name and position of the person in charge of the establishment;

(d) sufficient information to identify the dangerous substances and category of substances involved or likely to be present;

(e) the quantity and physical form of the dangerous substance or substances referred to in sub-paragraph (d);

(f) the activities or proposed activities of the installations or storage facilities;

(g) a description of the immediate environment of the establishment, and factors likely to cause a major accident or to aggravate the consequences of a major accident including, where available, details of—

(i) neighbouring establishments;

(ii) sites of operation that fall outside the scope of these Regulations; and

(iii) areas and developments that could be the source of or increase the risk or consequences of a major accident and of domino effects.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), within a reasonable period of time prior to the start of operation of a new establishment the operator must send to the competent authority a notification containing the information specified in paragraph (1).

(3) The operator is not required to include in a notification under paragraph (2) any information included in a notification sent under paragraph (1), if that information is still valid.

(4) The operator of an existing establishment must send to the competent authority a notification containing the information specified in paragraph (1) by 1st June 2016.

(5) The operator of an other establishment must send to the competent authority a notification containing the information specified in paragraph (1) within one year beginning on the date on which the establishment, or site of operation, first becomes an other establishment.

(6) The operator of any establishment to which these Regulations apply must notify the competent authority in advance of—

(a) a significant increase or decrease in the quantity of dangerous substances notified under this regulation;

(b) a significant change in—

(i) the nature or physical form of the dangerous substances notified under this regulation; or

(ii) the processes employing them;

(c) any modification of the establishment or an installation which could have significant consequences in terms of major accident hazards;

(d) permanent closure of the establishment or its decommissioning; or

(e) any change in the information referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to (c).

(7) The competent authority must specify, in writing—

(a) the form of notifications under this regulation; and

(b) the means by which operators must send them to the competent authority.