The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002

Extension of power to make regulationsE+W+S

3.  For the purposes only of enabling regulations under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 M1 to be made to implement any obligation imposed by any of the Directives [F1or by the CLP Regulation] or to deal with any matter arising out of or related to any such obligation, the reference to dangerous substances in section 1(1)(c) of that Act shall have effect as if it included a reference to environmentally hazardous substances.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M11974 c. 37; section 15(1) was amended by section 116 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to, the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71); section 15(6) was amended by section 65 of, and Schedule 12 to, the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) and section 4(1) and (6) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15).