Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 322
Health And Safety
The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) (Amendment) and Gas Safety (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
6th March 2024
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2024
Coming into force
1st April 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 43(2), (4), (5) and (6) and 82(3)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (“the 1974 Act”), sections 101(1), (2) and (3) and 113(6) and (7) of the Energy Act 2013(2) (“the 2013 Act”) and paragraphs 1, 5(2) and 7 of Schedule 4, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7, to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(3) (“the 2018 Act”).
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations, in so far as they are made in exercise of powers conferred by the 1974 Act, for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to the Secretary of State by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3) of the 1974 Act(4).
In accordance with section 101(6) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Office for Nuclear Regulation and considers that there are no other persons that it is appropriate to consult.
In accordance with paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 4 to the 2018 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.
1974 c. 37. Section 43 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 15, and Schedule 18, to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71) and by S.I. 2002/794 and 2008/960. Section 82 has been amended, but no amendments are relevant to these Regulations.
2013 c. 32. Section 113 has been amended, but no amendments are relevant to these Regulations.
2018 c. 16. Paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 was amended by section 28(b)(i) and paragraph 47(3) of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). There are other amendments made to this Act, but no amendments are relevant to these Regulations.
Section 11 was substituted by S.I. 2008/960 and amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013, by section 1 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) and by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30).