Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/section/15
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Health and safety regulations...
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Section 15 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 July 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
15 Health and safety regulations.U.K.
[F1( 1 ) Subject to the provisions of section 50, the Secretary of State F2 . . . 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 ”). ]
[F3(1A)In subsection (1), the reference to the general purposes of this Part does not include a reference to any of the following—
(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 [F4subsection (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.
(c)may [F5 , subject to subsection (3A), ]make a specified authority or class of authorities responsible, to such extent as may be specified, for the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions.
[F6(3A)Nothing in this section is to be taken to permit health and safety regulations to make provision about responsibility for the enforcement of any of the relevant statutory provisions as they apply in relation to any GB nuclear site.
(3B)Subsection (3A) does not prevent health and safety regulations providing for the [F7Office of Rail Regulation][F7Office of Rail and Road] to be responsible for the enforcement, in relation to GB nuclear sites, of any of the relevant statutory provisions that are made for the railway safety purposes.
(3C) In subsections (3A) and (3B), “ GB nuclear site ” has the same meaning as in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013 (nuclear safety purposes). ]
(a)may impose requirements by reference to the approval of [F8the Executive] or any other specified body or person;
(b)may provide for references in the regulations to any specified document to operate as reference to that document as revised or re-issued from time to time.
(d)may restrict the punishments [F9(other than the maximum fine on conviction on indictment)] which can be imposed in respect of any such offence as is mentioned in paragraph (c) above.
[F10(e)F11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
(10)In this section “specified” means specified in health and safety regulations.
F1S. 15(1) substituted by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Sch. 15 para. 6
F2Words in S. 15(1) repealed (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/794, art. 5(2), Sch. 2(with art. 6)
F3S. 15(1A)(1B) inserted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 5(2); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
F4Words in s. 15(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 5(3); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
F5Words in s. 15(3)(c) inserted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 5(4); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
F6S. 15(3A)-(3C) inserted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 5(5); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4
F7Words in s. 15(3B) substituted (E.W.S.) (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(c)(i)
F8Words in s. 15(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960), art. 7 (with art. 21, Sch. 2)
F9Words inserted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 12
F10S. 15(6)(e) inserted (E.W.S.) (6.3.1992) by Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15), s. 4(1)(6).
F11S. 15(6)(e) repealed (16.1.2009) by Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 (c. 20), ss. 2, 3(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(1), Sch. 4 (with s. 3(3))
C2S. 15 extended (E.W.S.) (6.3.1992) by Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15), ss. 1(2), 2(2).
S. 15 extended (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 55(1)(3) (with s. 40(7)); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2
S. 15 applied (19.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2479, reg. 3
S. 15 applied (31.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/3247, reg. 16(1)(a)
C4S. 15 modified (20.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2975, reg. 19
C6Ss. 1-59 applied by S.I. 2001/2127 art. 8A 8B (as inserted (E.W.S.) (6.4.2011) by The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) (Variation) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/745), arts. 1(1), 3(2))
C7S. 15(1) extended (E.W.S) (2.2.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 117(3)(6), 150(1)(e); S.I. 1994/202, art. 2
C8S. 15(7): power to apply conferred (E.W.S.) (28.8.1995) by 1995 c. 15, ss. 2(4)(a), 5 (with s. 3(5))