The Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014
1Citation, commencement, application and extent
2Interpretation
3Prohibition concerning liquid and solid acetylene
4Prohibition concerning compressed acetylene gas
5Prohibition of a relevant activity without a licence
6Applications in relation to licences
7Premises which cease to be ONR regulated premises: effect on licences
8Premises which become ONR regulated premises: effect on licences
9Grants, renewals, variations and transfers of licences
10Form of licences
11Revocation of licences
12Further provisions concerning refusals, variations and revocations
13Death, incapacity, bankruptcy and insolvency
14Power to grant exemptions
15Transitional provisions
16Amendments, repeals and revocations
17Review
SCHEDULE 1Safety Requirements
1Requirements for any acetylene equipment or acetylene manifold
2Any acetylene equipment or acetylene manifold may only be used...
3Further requirements for an acetylene manifold
4Requirements of a system of connected acetylene equipment
5A system of connected acetylene equipment may only be used...
6Requirements for a flame arrestor
7Requirement for an isolation valve
8Cylinder colouring
9Interpretation
SCHEDULE 2Amendments
1The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
2The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
3The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012
SCHEDULE 3Repeals and Revocations
PART 1Repeals
PART 2Revocations
2014 No. 1639
Health And Safety

The Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations—

(a)
in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1)1, (2), (3)(a) and (c), (4)(a)2, (5) and (9), 43(2), (4), (5) and (6), 80(1) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2), (3), (5), 2(1), 3, 4, 9 and 12 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 19743 (“the 1974 Act”);
(b)

for the purposes of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by—

(i)

the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3)4 of the 1974 Act; and

(ii)

the Office for Nuclear Regulation under section 81(1)(a)(iv) of the Energy Act 20135 (“the 2013 Act”); and
(c)
it appearing to him that the repeals of the provisions of the Acts marked with an asterisk in Part 1 of Schedule 3 are expedient as set out in section 80(1) of the 1974 Act and that it was not appropriate to consult bodies in respect of those repeals in accordance with section 80(4)6 of that Act.
Before submitting proposals for these Regulations to the Secretary of State, the Health and Safety Executive has carried out consultations in accordance with section 50(3)7 of the 1974 Act, and the Office for Nuclear Regulation has carried out consultations in accordance with section 81(3) of the 2013 Act.