Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 3068

The Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1992

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1992 No. 3068

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1992

The Secretary of State in the exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 15(1), (2), and (4)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c) and (4), 8, 13(1), 15(1), 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974^[1] ("the 1974 Act") and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modification to proposals submitted to her by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

    (2)  In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987^[2].

Amendments to the principal Regulations
    2.    The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signed by order of the Secretary of State.

Patrick McLoughlin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Employment

8th December 1992

[1] 1974 c. 37: sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively. back

[2] S.I. 1987/2115, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. back

Explanatory Note