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Section 1: Health and safety at work: general duty of self-employed persons

Deregulation Act 2015 · 2015 c. 20View on legislation.gov.uk

Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (general duty of employers and self-employed to persons other than their employees) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

In subsection (2) (which imposes a general duty with respect to health and safety on self-employed persons)—

after "self-employed person" insert ;" who conducts an undertaking of a prescribed description "
for "his undertaking" substitute ." the undertaking "

After subsection (2) insert—

In section 11 of that Act (functions of the Executive), after subsection (4A) insert—

In section 82 of that Act (general provisions as to interpretation and regulations)—

in subsection (3)(b) for "subsection (3A) or (4)" substitute ;" subsection (3A), (3B) or (4) "
after subsection (3A) insert—3BRegulations under section 3(2) shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Where this section comes into force at a time when there is in force an Order in Council made under section 84(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 that applies section 3 or 11 of that Act to matters outside Great Britain, that Order is to be taken as applying that section as amended by this section.

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