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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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2026-01-27

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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2023-12-26

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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- (3) The preceding subsection shall not apply to—

- (a) disclosure of information to . . . the Executive , the Office for Nuclear Regulation, , the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, a government department or any enforcing authority;

- (a) disclosure of information to . . . the Executive , the Office for Nuclear Regulation,, the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, a government department or any enforcing authority;

- (b) without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, disclosure by the recipient of information to any person for the purpose of any function conferred on the recipient by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions;

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- (ii) the information is not held by the authority on behalf of another person.

- (4) In the preceding subsection, any reference to the Executive , the Office for Nuclear Regulation,, the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, a government department or an enforcing authority includes respectively a reference to an officer of that body or authority (including, in the case of an enforcing authority, any inspector appointed by it), and also, in the case of a reference to the Executive or the Office for Nuclear Regulation , includes a reference to—

- (a) a person performing any functions of the Executive or Office for Nuclear Regulation on its behalf by virtue of section 13(3) of this Act or, as the case may be, section 95 of the Energy Act 2013 ;

- (b) an officer of a body which is so performing any such functions; and

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- (c) in the case of information given to a constable, the purposes of the police in connection with the relevant statutory provisions or any enactment whatsoever relating to public health, public safety or the safety of the State.

- (6) References in subsections (3) and (5) above to a local authority include a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, . . . a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985, an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act , a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ... and the London Fire Commissioner.

- (6) References in subsections (3) and (5) above to a local authority include a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, . . . a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985, an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act , a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ... and the London Fire Commissioner.

- (7) A person shall not disclose any information obtained by him as a result of the exercise of any power conferred by section 14(4)(a) or 20 (including, in particular, any information with respect to any trade secret obtained by him in any premises entered by him by virtue of any such power) except—

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- “ *article of fairground equipment* ” means any fairground equipment or any article designed for use as a component in any such equipment;

- “*the building enactments*” means the provisions of, and of instruments made under—the Building Act 1984, andParts [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/part/2/2023-02-07) and [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/part/4/2023-02-07) of the Building Safety Act 2022;

- “*the building enactments*” means the provisions of, and of instruments made under—the Building Act 1984, andParts [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/part/2/2023-12-26) and [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/part/4/2023-12-26) of the Building Safety Act 2022;

- “*building function*” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022;

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## SCHEDULE 10

#### General duties of employers to their employees.

#### Preliminary.

#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

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[^key-f8c5394e2ae47a9ed287fa865c54b4ed]: S. 24 applied (with modifications) (8.12.2016) by [The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1092)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/1), [Sch. 6 paras. 1(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/schedule/6/paragraph/1/f), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/schedule/6/paragraph/2) (with [reg. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/3))

[^key-fa453ee58271f59acf0072f3ccda127a]: Words in [s. 28(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/section/28/6) inserted (E.W.) (26.12.2023) by [Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55), [s. 255(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/255/2/c), [Sch. 4 para. 57](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/schedule/4/paragraph/57) (with [s. 247](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/247))

[^key-fa596d6cffa34420b581fcbc40afc195]: S. 20 applied (with modifications) (8.12.2016) by [The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1092)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092), [reg. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/1), [Sch. 6 paras. 1(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/schedule/6/paragraph/1/b), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/schedule/6/paragraph/2) (with [reg. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/3))

[^key-fb2baf73e201259e2d6606ff96f49f67]: S. 22 applied (with modifications) (16.1.2012) by [The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3066)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3066), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3066/regulation/1/2), [39(2)(3)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3066/regulation/39/2) (with [reg. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3066/regulation/3))

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#### Application to Crown.

#### General duties of employees at work.

#### General duties of manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Offences due to fault of other person.

#### Appointment of inspectors.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Application to Crown.

#### Civil liability.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Venue.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Civil liability.

#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

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#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc.

#### Offences.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Offences due to fault of other person.

#### Application to Crown.

#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Use of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings.

#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Powers of inspectors.

#### Restrictions on disclosure of information.

#### Offences.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Default powers.

#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

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#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

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#### Application to Crown.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Venue.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Default powers.

#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Functions of the Executive.

#### Control of the Executive by the Secretary of State.

#### Powers of inspectors.

#### Appeal against improvement or prohibition notice.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc.

#### Offences due to fault of other person.

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#### Venue.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Civil liability.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

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- (1) An ONR member may at any time resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

- (2) An ONR member ceases to be a member of the Executive upon ceasing to be a non-executive member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

- (3) The Office for Nuclear Regulation may remove an ONR member from office by giving notice in writing.

- (4) The Office for Nuclear Regulation must notify the Executive and the Secretary of State whenever an ONR member—

- (a) resigns from office,

- (b) ceases to be a non-executive member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation, or

- (c) is removed from office.

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#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Control of the Executive by the Secretary of State.

#### Health and safety regulations.

#### Approval of codes of practice by the Executive.

#### Appointment of inspectors.

#### Appeal against improvement or prohibition notice.

#### Power of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors.

#### Offences.

#### Default powers.

#### Application of Part to police.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Approval of codes of practice by the Executive.

#### Power of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Restrictions on disclosure of information.

#### Offences

#### Application of Part to police.

#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### Default powers.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Default powers.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Restrictions on disclosure of information.

#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

#### Railway safety levy

#### Application of Part to police.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Default powers.

#### Civil liability.

#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Venue.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Railway safety levy

#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

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#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc.

#### Offences.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Offences due to fault of other person.

#### Application to Crown.

#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Default powers.

##### 11A

- (1) The Executive may do such things and make such arrangements as it considers appropriate in connection with any of its building functions.

- (2) In particular, it may—

- (a) assist and encourage persons concerned with matters relevant to those functions;

- (b) make arrangements for—

- (i) the carrying out of research and the publication of the results of research;

- (ii) the provision of training and information;

- (c) encourage research and the provision of training and information by others;

- (d) make arrangements for the provision of a service providing information or advice on such matters, and to such persons, as it considers appropriate;

- (e) institute criminal proceedings.

- (3) And it may—

- (a) appoint persons or committees of persons to provide it with advice, or to do such other things as it considers appropriate, in connection with any of its building functions, and

- (b) remunerate those persons.

Nothing in [paragraph (b)](#p00651) limits section 13(8).

- (4) Any amounts paid under [subsection (3)](#p00650)[(b)](#p00651) are to be such as may be determined by the Secretary of State.

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#### Use of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings.

#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Powers of inspectors.

#### Restrictions on disclosure of information.

#### Offences.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Default powers.

#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

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#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

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#### Application to Crown.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Venue.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Default powers.

#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

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#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Functions of the Executive.

#### Control of the Executive by the Secretary of State.

#### Powers of inspectors.

#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc.

#### Offences due to fault of other person.

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#### Venue.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Civil liability.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

#### Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service.

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##### 4A

- (1) An ONR member may at any time resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

- (2) An ONR member ceases to be a member of the Executive upon ceasing to be a non-executive member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

- (3) The Office for Nuclear Regulation may remove an ONR member from office by giving notice in writing.

- (4) The Office for Nuclear Regulation must notify the Executive and the Secretary of State whenever an ONR member—

- (a) resigns from office,

- (b) ceases to be a non-executive member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation, or

- (c) is removed from office.

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#### Application to Crown.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Powers of the Executive: buildings in England

#### Power of the Commission to direct investigations and inquiries.

#### Approval of codes of practice by the Executive.

#### Appointment of inspectors.

#### Appeal against improvement or prohibition notice.

#### Power of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors.

#### Offences.

#### Default powers.

#### Application of Part to police.

#### Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Use of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings.

#### Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Restrictions on disclosure of information.

#### Offences

#### Application of Part to police.

#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### Default powers.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Default powers.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Power to deal with cause of imminent danger.

#### Information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs.

#### Restrictions on disclosure of information.

#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

#### Offences.

#### Railway safety levy

#### Application of Part to police.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Default powers.

#### Civil liability.

#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

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#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Exclusion of application to domestic employment.

#### General interpretation of Part I.

#### Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly.

#### Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970.

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#### Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971.

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#### Meaning of work and at work.

#### General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments.

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#### Agricultural health and safety regulations.

#### Railway safety levy

#### Default powers.

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- (1) The Executive may do such things and make such arrangements as it considers appropriate in connection with any of its building functions.

- (2) In particular, it may—

- (a) assist and encourage persons concerned with matters relevant to those functions;

- (b) make arrangements for—

- (i) the carrying out of research and the publication of the results of research;

- (ii) the provision of training and information;

- (c) encourage research and the provision of training and information by others;

- (d) make arrangements for the provision of a service providing information or advice on such matters, and to such persons, as it considers appropriate;

- (e) institute criminal proceedings.

- (3) And it may—

- (a) appoint persons or committees of persons to provide it with advice, or to do such other things as it considers appropriate, in connection with any of its building functions, and

- (b) remunerate those persons.

Nothing in [paragraph (b)](#p00651) limits section 13(8).

- (4) Any amounts paid under [subsection (3)](#p00650)[(b)](#p00651) are to be such as may be determined by the Secretary of State.

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