Amendment of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999
8.—(1) For regulation 8(1) there shall be substituted—
“8.—(1) Where a safety report has been sent to the competent authority the operator shall, subject to paragraph (3), review it—
(a)whenever the operator makes a change to the safety management system (referred to in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4) which could have significant repercussions with respect to the prevention of major accidents or the limitation of consequences of major accidents to persons and the environment;
(b)whenever such a review is necessary because of new facts or to take account of new technical knowledge about safety matters; and
(c)fully at least every 5 years,
and where in consequence of that review it is necessary to revise the report, the operator shall do so forthwith and notify the competent authority of the details of such revision.”.
(2) In regulation 8(2)—
(a)for “inform” there shall be substituted “notify”;
(b)for “(1)(a)” there shall be substituted “(1)(c)”.
(3) In regulation 8(3), for “(1)(a)” there shall be substituted “(1)(c)”.
(4) In regulation 8(4)(b), for “inform” there shall be substituted “notify”.