The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2009

Made: 11th March 2009

Laid before Parliament: 16th March 2009

Coming into force: 6th April 2009

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 143(2) of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 , section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 15(1), (2), (3)(c), (5)(a) and (9), 18(2)(a) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 4, 5, 6(1), 7, 9, 11, 13(2), 14 and 16, of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”).

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated in relation to the control and regulation of genetically modified organisms .

In making these Regulations, and save as is referred to below, he gives effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3) of the 1974 Act.

Before submitting those proposals to the Secretary of State, the Health and Safety Executive consulted the bodies that appeared to it to be appropriate as required by section 50(3) of the 1974 Act.

The Secretary of State makes sub-paragraphs (4)(a) and (c), (9)(a), (b)(ii), (d) and (e) and (10)(a) of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations independently of those proposals to the extent that those provisions relate to, or are connected with, the insertion by these Regulations of regulation 13(4)(f) of the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 .

In relation to the provisions made independently of the Health and Safety Executive's proposals and in accordance with section 50(1AA) of the 1974 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Health and Safety Executive and the other body which appeared to him to be appropriate to consult, namely, the Local Government Association.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.

Extension outside Great Britain

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The amendments made by regulation 3(1) and Schedule 1 to —

• (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (c) the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 ,

Amendments and revocations

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• (1) The instruments referred to in Schedule 1 are amended in accordance with that Schedule.

• (2) The instruments referred to in Schedule 2 are revoked.

SCHEDULE 1 — AMENDMENTS

The Control of Explosives Regulations 1991

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The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998

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The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000

3

For paragraph (7) of regulation 24 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000 , substitute —

(7) Copies of the register as regards Great Britain shall be maintained at the offices of the Executive at Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS.

The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005

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The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005

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At the end of paragraph (4) of regulation 7 of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 , add —

and shall comply with any requirement of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 which is applicable to them.

SCHEDULE 2 — REVOCATIONS