The Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992

UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 3067 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 8 December 1992
In force from: 1 January 1993
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under: Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Explanatory note

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These Regulations replace the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1985 (“the 1985 Regulations”) which they revoke (regulation 10). The Regulations implement as respects Great Britain Commission Directive No. 91/659/EEC (OJ No. L363, 31.12.91, p. 36) adapting to technical progress Annex I of The principal changes to the 1985 Regulations are described below. Regulation 3 of these Regulations extends the prohibition on the importation of crocidolite (“blue asbestos”) and amosite (“brown asbestos”) to all forms of amphibole asbestos, namely crocidolite, amosite, fibrous actinolite, fibrous anthophyllite and fibrous tremolite and mixtures containing any of those minerals. Regulations 4 and 5 of these Regulations extend the prohibitions on the supply and use of crocidolite and amosite to all forms of amphibole asbestos. Regulation 7 of these Regulations prohibits the supply and use of the products containing chrysotile asbestos specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Offences created by this instrument

Contravention of The Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992 the instrument as a whole · Status not determined · Strict liability

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Cattle Head Deboning Industry Commons · Commons Chamber · 13 November 1996 · Mr. Viggers
The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. Over the months, he and I have maintained contact on the subject of compensation and on the difficulties suffered by the trade. It is good of him to find time in advance of his Select Committee to come to the Chamber to support the plea for compensation. Would compensation set a precedent? I have conducted a little research. I gather that the Oral Snuff (Safety) Regulations 1989/2345 is one sort of parallel, but when oral snuff was banned by the Government with that regulation the people who distributed oral snuff did not suffer particularly because…

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