The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017

Made: 28th February 2017

Laid before Parliament: 2nd March 2017

Coming into force: 6th April 2017

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PART 1 — General

Citation, extent, application outside Great Britain and commencement

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PART 2 — Miscellaneous Amendment to Primary Legislation

The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

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PART 3 — Miscellaneous Amendments to Secondary Legislation

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Regulations 1987

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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013

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The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015

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The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015

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The Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Penny Mordaunt — Minister of State, — Department for Work and Pensions — 28th February 2017

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 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.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1998/1750.

[^f00003]: 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.

[^f00004]: 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).

[^f00005]: 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.

[^f00006]: Section 11 was substituted by article 5 of S.I. 2008/960.

[^f00007]: 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.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2013/1471, amended by S.I. 2015/398; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2015/398, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00010]: 2006 c. 16; paragraph (c) of subsection (3) was substituted by S.I. 2013/1506, paragraph 2, Part 1, Schedule 5.

[^f00011]: OJ No L 309, 24.11.2009, p1.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1987/1331. These Regulations were revoked, in relation to Great Britain, by S.I. 2015/398 (which did not extend to Northern Ireland), subject to transitional and saving provisions in respect of external waters; see regulation 4(3) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 13 and Part 2 of Schedule 14 to, S.I.2015/398.

[^f00013]: S.R. (NI) 2016/406.

[^f00014]: 2015 c. 26. Section 30(3) was amended by the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), section 19. See section 32 for the definition of “regulatory provision”.

[^f00015]: OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p 66-106.

[^f00016]: S.I. 2013/1471, amended by S.I. 2015/398; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1996/913, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00018]: S.I. 2015/483, amended by S.I. 2015/1393.

[^f00019]: S.I. 2015/398, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2016/721.

[^f00021]: S.I. 2013/240.

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Editorial notes

[^key-8aa0d65481b0262ba89c74aec95376cd]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2017) by The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/304), reg. 8