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The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”) extend the reference to dangerous substances in section 1(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) to include environmentally hazardous substances for the purpose of enabling Regulations to be made under section 15 of the 1974 Act to implement the Directives referred to in regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations.
These Regulations amend regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations to add a reference to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods (O.J. No. L260, 30.9.2008, p. 13) so that regulations can be made under section 15 of the 1974 Act to implement that Directive.
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