PART 2GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Licensing of work with asbestos8
1
Subject to regulation 3(2), an employer shall not undertake any work with asbestos unless he holds a licence granted under paragraph (2) of this regulation.
2
The Executive may grant a licence for work with asbestos if it considers it appropriate to do so and—
a
the person who wishes the licence to be granted to him has made application for it on a form approved for the purposes of this regulation by the Executive; and
b
the application was made at least 28 days before the date from which the licence is to run, or such shorter period as the Executive may allow.
3
A licence under this regulation—
a
shall come into operation on the date specified in the licence, and shall be valid for any period up to a maximum of three years that the Executive may specify in it; and
b
may be granted subject to such conditions as the Executive may consider appropriate.
4
The Executive may vary the terms of a licence under this regulation if it considers it appropriate to do so and in particular may—
a
add further conditions and vary or omit existing ones; and
b
reduce the period for which the licence is valid or extend that period up to a maximum of three years from the date on which the licence first came into operation.
5
The Executive may revoke a licence under this regulation if it considers it appropriate to do so.
6
The holder of a licence under this regulation shall return the licence to the Executive—
a
when required by the Executive for any amendment; or
b
following its revocation.