Enforcement and offences15

1

The enforcement and offences provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 shall apply to the duty imposed by paragraph (6) of regulation 8 on any infrastructure manager and to any requirement or prohibition imposed by paragraph (7), (8), (9) or (10) of that regulation or by a decision under paragraph (8) of regulation 9, as if the duty was one of the duties to which a person was subject by virtue of sections 2 to 7 of that Act and as if the requirement or prohibition had been imposed by regulations made under section 15 of that Act.

2

The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 19899 shall not apply to any breach of duty, requirement or prohibition referred to in paragraph (1).