Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 599
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006
Made
9th March 2006
Laid before Parliament
17th March 2006
Coming into force
except for regulations 19, 23 to 26, 29 and 34
10th April 2006
regulations 19, 23 to 26, 29, and 34
1st October 2006
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), (4), (5), (6), 18(2), 43(2) to (6), 47(2), 80, 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(a) and (c), 1(2), 4(1), 6, 7, 8(1), 9, 14, 15(1), 16, 18(a) and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 M1 (“the 1974 Act”) –
for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act; and
it appearing to him that the modifications in paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 are expedient and it also appearing to him not to be appropriate to consult bodies in respect of such modifications in accordance with section 80(4) of the 1974 Act,
hereby makes the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11974 c. 37; sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively; the general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15(1) were extended by section 117 of the Railways Act 1993 c. 43; section 15(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/794, article 5(2) and Schedule 2; section 43(3) was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975, Sections 116 and 125(3) and Schedule 15, paragraph 12 and Schedule 18; section 43(6) was substituted by the Employment Protection Act 1975, section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 12; Section 43(6) was amended by S.I. 2002/794, article 5(2) and Schedule 2; Sections 80(4) and (5) were substituted for subsections (4) to (6) as originally enacted by the Employment Protection Act 1975, section 116 and Schedule 15, paragraph 19; section 80(4) was amended by S.I. 2002/794, article 5(2) and Schedule 2; there are amendments to the Act not relevant to these Regulations.