The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008
1Citation and Commencement
2Abolition of the Health and Safety Commission and Executive
3Establishment of the new Health and Safety Executive
4For section 10 substitute ── Establishment of the Executive (1) There shall be a body corporate to be known...
5For sections 11 to 13 substitute─ Functions of the Executive...
6(1) Section 14 is amended as follows.
7In section 15(4)(a), for “the Commission” substitute “the Executive”.
8In section 16, for each reference to “the Commission” substitute...
9In section 17(3)(a), for “the Commission” substitute “the Executive”.
10(1) Section 18 is amended as follows.
11(1) Section 27 is amended as follows.
12(1) Section 28 is amended as follows.
13In section 34(1)— (a) in paragraph (a), for “(2)(a)” substitute...
14In section 43— (a) in subsection (1)—
15In section 45(1), for each reference to “the Commission”, substitute...
16(1) Section 50 is amended as follows.
17In section 53(1)— (a) omit the definition of “the Commission”;...
18(1) Section 55 is amended as follows.
19In section 59(5), for “the Commission” substitute “the Executive”.
20For Schedule 2, substitute the schedule set out in Schedule...
21Transitional provisions
22Consequential Amendments
SCHEDULE 1THE SCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC. ACT 1974
SCHEDULE 2TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
1In this Schedule— “the Act” means the Health and Safety...
Transfer of Chairman and members of the Commission
2(1) The person who immediately before the appointed day was...
Transfer of officers and staff
3(1) Where immediately before the appointed day a person holds...
First annual report and statement of accounts of the new Executive
4(1) This paragraph applies if there is a period of...
Investigations and special reports
5(1) This paragraph applies where, before the appointed day, the...
Inquiries
6(1) This paragraph applies where, before the appointed day, the...
Agreements entered into with other public bodies
7(1) This paragraph applies where, before the appointed day, the...
Approval of Codes of Practice
8(1) This paragraph applies where, before the appointed day, the...
Information
9(1) This paragraph applies where, before the appointed day, the...
Other provisions
10Subject to paragraphs 5 to 9, anything done by, on...
General transfer
11(1) By virtue of this paragraph, the property, rights and...
SCHEDULE 3AMENDMENTS
2008 No. 960
Regulatory Reform
Health And Safety

The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008

Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (“the Secretary of State”) makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 20061 (“the 2006 Act”).

For the purposes of section 3(1) and (3) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State considers that, where relevant, the conditions under sections 3(2) and (4) are satisfied.

The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) and (2) of the 2006 Act.

The Secretary of State has laid a draft of this Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of the 2006 Act.

As provided for in section 15 of the 2006 Act, the affirmative resolution procedure, (within the meaning of Part 1 of the 2006 Act) applies in relation to the making of this Order.

Pursuant to section 17(2) of the 2006 Act, the draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision.