Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

234 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations under section 233 E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may, in connection with regulations under section 233(1), make one or more schemes for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities (“transfer schemes”).

(2) A transfer scheme in connection with regulations under section 233(1) may provide for the transfer of property, rights or liabilities to the new regulator from the Health and Safety Executive.

(3) The things that may be transferred under a transfer scheme include—

(a) property, rights and liabilities that could not otherwise be transferred;

(b) property acquired, and rights and liabilities arising, after the making of the scheme;

(c) criminal liabilities.

(4) A transfer scheme may—

(a) create rights, or impose liabilities, in relation to property or rights transferred;

(b) make provision about the continuing effect of things done by, on behalf of or in relation to the Health and Safety Executive in respect of anything transferred;

(c) make provision about the continuation of things (including legal proceedings) in the process of being done by, on behalf of or in relation to the Health and Safety Executive in respect of anything transferred;

(d) make provision for references to the Health and Safety Executive in an instrument or other document in respect of anything transferred to be treated as references to the new regulator;

(e) make provision for the shared ownership or use of property;

(f) make provision which is the same as or similar to the TUPE regulations;

(g) make other consequential, supplementary, incidental or transitional provision.

(5) A transfer scheme may provide—

(a) for modifications by agreement;

(b) for modifications to have effect from the date when the original scheme came into effect.

(6) In subsection (4)(f), “the TUPE regulations” means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).

(7) For the purposes of this section—

(a) references to rights and liabilities include rights and liabilities relating to a contract of employment;

(b) references to the transfer of property include the grant of a lease.

(8) For the purposes of subsection (7)(a)—

(a) an individual who holds employment in the civil service of the State is to be treated as employed by virtue of a contract of employment, and

(b) the terms of the individual’s employment in the civil service of the State are to be treated as constituting the terms of the contract of employment.

(9) In this section “new regulator” has the meaning given in section 233(1).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 234 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 255(9)(b)