(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1. These Regulations extend the reference to dangerous substances in section 1(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to include environmentally hazardous substances. (Regulation 3. The term “environmentally hazardous substances” is defined in regulation 2.)E+W+S
2. The purpose of these Regulations is to enable regulations to be made under section 15 of that Act to implement the Directives referred to in regulation 2.E+W+S
3. These Regulations revoke and replace the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1996 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 1999.E+W+S