Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 3248
Health And Safety
The Mines Regulations 2014
Made
8th December 2014
Laid before Parliament
16th December 2014
Coming into force
6th April 2015
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (4)(a), (5), and (8), 18(2)(za) and (a), 80(1) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 3, 6(1), 8, 9, 10, 11, 13(1) and (3), 14, 16, 18(a), 20, and 21(a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (“the 1974 Act”).
These Regulations, apart from the modifications referred to in the next paragraph, give effect without modifications to proposals submitted by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3) of the 1974 Act(2) after carrying out consultation in accordance with section 50(3)(3) of that Act.
It appears to the Secretary of State that the following are expedient as set out in section 80(1) of the 1974 Act—
(a)the repeals referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 3;
(b)the partial revocations to the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996(4) and the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008(5) in Part 2 of Schedule 4; and
(c)the modifications referred to in paragraphs 3, 15 and 17 of Schedule 5.
It also appears to the Secretary of State not to be appropriate to consult bodies in respect of those repeals, revocations and modifications in accordance with section 80(4) of the 1974 Act(6).
1974 c.37; section 15(1) was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71) and amended by S.I. 2002/794. Section 15(2) was amended by paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c.32). Section 15(3)(c) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013. Section 15(4)(a) was amended by S.I. 2008/960. Section 18(2)(za) was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013.
Section 11 was substituted by S.I. 2008/960.
Section 50(3) was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975. It was further amended by the paragraph s 4 and 6 of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7); paragraphs 1and 11 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 and S.I. 2008/960.
Section 80(4) was substituted by paragraph 19 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 and amended by S.I. 2002/794.