15 Health and safety regulations
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (1974 c 37) | Legislation

Health and safety regulations and approved codes of practice

15  Health and safety regulations

[(1)     Subject to the provisions of section 50, the Secretary of State. . . shall have power to make regulations under this section for any of the general purposes of this Part (and regulations so made are in this Part referred to as “health and safety regulations”).]

[(1A)     In subsection (1), the reference to the general purposes of this Part does not include a reference to any of the following—

(a)     the nuclear safety purposes;

(b)     the nuclear security purposes;

(c)     the nuclear safeguards purposes;

(d)     the radioactive material transport purposes.

(1B)     Subsection (1A) does not preclude health and safety regulations from including provision merely because the provision could be made for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of that subsection.]

(2)     Without prejudice to the generality of [subsection (1)], health and safety regulations may for any of the general purposes of this Part make provision for any of the purposes mentioned in Schedule 3.

(3)     Health and safety regulations—

(a)     may repeal or modify any of the existing statutory provisions;

(b)     may exclude or modify

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