Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/section/47
Timestamp: 2018-07-21 10:06:10
Document Index: 439150114

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Section 47 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 July 2018. 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.
(c)as affecting the operation of section 12 of the M1Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (right to compensation by virtue of certain provisions of that Act).
[F2(2)Breach of a duty imposed by a statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) health and safety regulations shall not be actionable except to the extent that regulations under this section so provide.
(3)No provision made by virtue of section 15(6)(b) shall afford a defence in any civil proceedings F3...
(4)Subsections (1)(a) [F4, (2) and (2A)] above are without prejudice to any right of action which exists apart from the provisions of this Act, and subsection [F5(2B)(a)] above is without prejudice to any defence which may be available apart from the provisions of the regulations there mentioned.
[F7(7)The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by the Secretary of State.]
F1S. 47(1)(b) omitted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes) by virtue of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(2), 103(1)(i), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
F2S. 47(2)-(2B) substituted for s. 47(2) (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes ) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(3), 103(1)(i), (3), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
F3Words in s. 47(3) omitted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes) by virtue of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(4), 103(1)(i), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
F4Words in s. 47(4) substituted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(5)(a), 103(1)(i), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
F5Word in s. 47(4) substituted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(5)(b), 103(1)(i), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
F6S. 47(5)(6) omitted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes) by virtue of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(6), 103(1)(i), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
F7 s. 47(7) inserted (25.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 for remaining purposes) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), ss. 69(7), 103(1)(i), (3), (3) (with s. 69(8)-(10)); S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(f)
C6S. 47(2) applied (E.W.S.) (24.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1689, reg. 14(1)(c)