[F151. For regulation 15 (enforcement) substitute—U.K.
“15.—(1) This regulation applies subject to section 18(1A) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
(2) Subject to the following paragraphs of this regulation, the enforcing authority for these Regulations in any area of Great Britain is the chief officer of police for that area.
(3) Subject to paragraph (3), the Executive is the enforcing authority—
(a)in relation to regulation 11;
(b)in relation to regulation 12—
(i)in respect of any place within a site in relation to which the Executive is the licensing authority by virtue of paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Regulations;
(ii)in respect of any place in premises occupied on behalf of the Crown for naval, military or air force purposes or for the purposes of the department of the Secretary of State having responsibility for defence; and
(iii)under regulation 12(1) in respect of any place below ground in any mine;
(c)for these Regulations for any area outside Great Britain.
(4) The ONR is the enforcing authority in relation to regulations 11 and 12 in respect of any place—
(a)within a site in relation to which the ONR is the licensing authority by virtue of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Regulations;
(b)within—
(i)an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998); or
(ii)a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of those Regulations).
(5) The enforcing authority for these Regulations against a police force or any member of a police force is—
(a)in so far as these Regulations apply in relation to activities carried out on, or in relation to, an authorised defence site or new nuclear build site, the ONR;
(b)otherwise, the Executive.”.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3 paras. 46-51 revoked (E.W.S.) (1.10.2014) by The Explosives Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1638), reg. 1(1), Sch. 14 Pt. 2