1996 No. 913

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (5)(b) and (6)(b) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15(1), 16 and 18(a) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974M1 ( “the 1974 Act") and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him 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:

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1974 c.37. Sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71) Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively; the general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15(1) were extended by section 1(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (1992 c.15); and section 15 was extended by section 1(2) of the 1992 Act.