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Clean Air Enactments (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974

UK Statutory Instrument 1974 No. 2170 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
20 December 1974
In force from
1 January 1975
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations contain repeals and modifications of provisions of the following Acts and instruments. (a) the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906; (b) the Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act 1926; (c) the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Order (Scotland) 1933; (d) the Alkali, &c., Works Regulation (Scotland) Act 1951; (e) the Clean Air Acts 1956 and 1968; (f) the Alkali, &c. Works (Registration) Order, 1957; and (g) the Control of Pollution Act 1974. They are made in consequence of the establishment of the Health and Safety Executive and the coming into opeation on the 1st January 1975 of provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which supersede or affect the said provisions. The Regulations therefore— (a) transfer certain powers under the Act of 1906 connected with the enforcement of that Act from the Secretary of State to the Health and Safety Executive; (b) transfer the functions of inspectors appointed under the Act of 1906 to inspectors appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under the Act of 1974; (c) apply the penalties prescribed in the Act of 1974 to offences under the Act of 1906 committed on or after 1st January 1975; (d) repeal powers and provisions which are superseded by powers and provisions contained in the Act of 1974.

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