(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 3rd June 2005.
(2) These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.
Specified date: 3 June 2005: see para (1) above.
(1) The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after sub-paragraph (o) add—
“(p) Commission Directive 2004/89/EC adapting for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail;
(q) Commission Directive 2004/110/EC adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; and
(r) Commission Directive 2004/111/EC adapting for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road.”.
Specified date: 3 June 2005: see reg 1(1).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Tony McNulty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
9th May 2005
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. The purpose of the 2002 Regulations is to enable 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 references to Commission Directives 2004/89/EC (OJ No L293, 16.9.2004, p 14), 2004/110/EC (OJ No L365, 10.12.2004, p 24) and 2004/111/EC (OJ No L365, 10.12.2004, p 25) so that Regulations can be made under section 15 of the 1974 Act to implement these Directives.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business. Copies of the EC Directive referred to in these regulations can be obtained from the stationary office. This Explanatory Note incorporates the Transposition Note that would otherwise be required.
