# Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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For corresponding provisions effective in Northern Ireland, see the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9))
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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
CHAPTER 37
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Part I Health, Safety and Welfare in connection with Work, and Control of Dangerous Substances and Certain Emissions into the Atmosphere :
| Section | |
| Preliminary ||
| 1. | Preliminary. |
| General duties ||
| 2. | General duties of employers to their employees. |
| 3. | General duties of employers and self-employed to persons other than their employees. |
| 4. | General duties of persons concerned with premises to persons other than their employees. |
| 5. | General duty of persons in control of certain premises in relation to harmful emissions into atmosphere. |
| 6. | General duties of manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work. |
| 7. | General duties of employees at work. |
| 8. | Duty not to interfere with or misuse things provided pursuant to certain provisions. |
| 9. | Duty not to charge employees for things done or provided pursuant to certain specific requirements. |
| The Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive ||
| 10. | Establishment of the Commission and the Executive. |
| 11. | General functions of the Commission and the Executive. |
| 12. | Control of the Commission by the Secretary of State. |
| 13. | Other powers of the Commission. |
| 14. | Power of the Commission to direct investigations and inquiries. |
| Health and safety regulations and approved codes of practice ||
| 15. | Health and safety regulations. |
| 16. | Approval of codes of practice by the Commission. |
| 17. | Use of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings. ​ |
| Enforcement ||
| 18. | Authorities responsible for enforcement of the relevant statutory provisions. |
| 19. | Appointment of inspectors. |
| 20. | Powers of inspectors. |
| 21. | Improvement notices. |
| 22. | Prohibition notices. |
| 23. | Provisions supplementary to ss. 21 and 22. |
| 24. | Appeal against improvement or prohibition notice. |
| 25. | Power to deal with cause of imminent danger. |
| 26. | Power of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors. |
| Obtaining and disclosure of information ||
| 27. | Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc. |
| 28. | Restrictions on disclosure of information. |
| Special provisions relating to agriculture ||
| 29. | General functions of Ministers responsible for agriculture in relation to the relevant agricultural purposes. |
| 30. | Agricultural health and safety regulations. |
| 31. | Enforcement of the relevant statutory provisions in connection with agriculture. |
| 32. | Application of provisions of this Part in connection with agriculture. |
| Provisions as to offences ||
| 33. | Offences. |
| 34. | Extension of time for bringing summary proceedings. |
| 35. | Venue. |
| 36. | Offences due to fault of other person. |
| 37. | Offences by bodies corporate. |
| 38. | Restriction on institution of proceedings in England and Wales. |
| 39. | Prosecutions by inspectors. |
| 40. | Onus of proving limits of what is practicable etc. |
| 41. | Evidence. |
| 42. | Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied or, in certain cases, forfeiture. |
| Financial provisions ||
| 43. | Financial provisions. ​ |
| Miscellaneous and supplementary ||
| 44. | Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions. |
| 45. | Default powers. |
| 46. | Service of notices. |
| 47. | Civil liability. |
| 48. | Application to Crown. |
| 49. | Adaptation of enactments to metric units or appropriate metric units. |
| 50. | Regulations under relevant statutory provisions. |
| 51. | Exclusion of application to domestic employment. |
| 52. | Meaning of work and at work. |
| 53. | General interpretation of Part I. |
| 54. | Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly. |
| Part II The Employment Medical Advisory Service ||
| 55. | Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service. |
| 56. | Functions of authority responsible for maintaining the service. |
| 57. | Fees. |
| 58. | Other financial provisions. |
| 59. | Duty of responsible authority to keep accounts and to report. |
| 60. | Supplementary. |
| Part III Building Regulations and Amendment of Building (Scotland) Act 1959 ||
| 61. | Amendments of enactments relating to building regulations. |
| 62. | Further matters for which building regulations may provide. |
| 63. | Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans. |
| 64. | Special provisions as to materials etc. unsuitable for permanent buildings. |
| 65. | Continuing requirements. |
| 66. | Type relaxation of building regulations. |
| 67. | Power of Secretary of State to approve types of building etc. |
| 68. | Power to require or carry out tests for conformity with building regulations. ​ |
| 69. | Provisions relating to appeals etc. to the Secretary of State under certain provisions. |
| 70. | Power to make building regulations for Inner London. |
| 71. | Civil liability. |
| 72. | Application to Crown. |
| 73. | Application to United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. |
| 74. | Meaning of “building” etc. in connection with, and construction of references to, building regulations. |
| 75. | Amendment of Building (Scotland) Act 1959. |
| 76. | Construction and interpretation of Part III and other provisions relating to building regulations. |
| Part IV Miscellaneous and General ||
| 77. | Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970. |
| 78. | Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971. |
| 79. | Amendment of Companies Acts as to directors’ reports. |
| 80. | General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments. |
| 81. | Expenses and receipts. |
| 82. | General provisions as to interpretation and regulations. |
| 83. | Minor and consequential amendments, and repeals. |
| 84. | Extent, and application of Act. |
| 85. | Short title and commencement. |
| | Schedules: |
| | Schedule 1—Existing enactments which are relevant statutory provisions. |
| | Schedule 2—Additional provisions relating to constitution etc. of the Commission and Executive. |
| | Schedule 3—Subject-matter of health and safety regulations. |
| | Schedule 4—Modifications of Part I in connection with agriculture. |
| | Schedule 5—Subject-matter of building regulations. |
| | Schedule 6—Amendments of enactments relating to building regulations. |
| | Schedule 7—Amendments of Building (Scotland) Act 1959. |
| | Schedule 8—Transitional provisions with respect to fire certificates under Factories Act 1961 or Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963. |
| | Schedule 9—Minor and consequential amendments. |
| | Schedule 10—Repeals. |
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