2. Subject to paragraph 3, the functions of the Health and Safety Executive, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland [F1, the Office for Nuclear Regulation] and a local (health and safety) authority are to—U.K.
(a)secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;
(b)protect others against risks to health and safety in connection with activities of persons at work;
(c)control the manufacture and placing on the market of articles and substances.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 inserted (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 139 (with Sch. 4)