(1)Nothing in—
(a)any hazardous substances consent granted or deemed to be granted or having effect by virtue of this Act; or
(b)any hazardous substances contravention notice issued under section 24,
shall require or allow anything to be done in contravention of any of the [F1relevant provisions] or any prohibition notice or improvement notice F2....
(2)To the extent that such a consent or notice purports to require or allow any such thing to be done, it shall be void.
(3)Where it appears to a hazardous substances authority who have granted, or are deemed to have granted, a hazardous substances consent or who have issued a hazardous substances contravention notice that the consent or notice or part of it is rendered void by subsection (2), the authority shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, consult the [F3safety regulator] with regard to the matter.
(4)If the [F4safety regulator advises] the authority that the consent or notice is rendered wholly void, the authority shall revoke it.
(5)If [F5the safety regulator advises] that part of the consent or notice is rendered void, the authority shall so modify it as to render it wholly operative.
[F6(6)In this section—
“improvement notice” means a notice served under section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (“the 1974 Act”) or given under paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Energy Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”);
“prohibition notice” means a notice served under section 22 of the 1974 Act or given under paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the 2013 Act;
“relevant provisions” means—
the relevant statutory provisions within the meaning of Part 1 of the 1974 Act; and
the relevant statutory provisions within the meaning of the 2013 Act other than—
the provisions of the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000; and
any provision of nuclear regulations identified in accordance with section 74(9) of the 2013 Act as being made for the nuclear safeguards purposes.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 29(1) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(a) (with Sch. 4)
F2Words in s. 29(1) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(b) (with Sch. 4)
F3Words in s. 29(3) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(3) (with Sch. 4)
F4Words in s. 29(4) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(4) (with Sch. 4)
F5Words in s. 29(5) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(5) (with Sch. 4)
F6S. 29(6) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(6) (with Sch. 4)
Commencement Information
I1S. 29 wholly in force at 1.6.1992 see S.I. 1992/725, art. 3; s. 29 in force for certain purposes at 11.3.1992 see S.I. 1992/725, art. 2