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イギリス1974年労働安全衛生法
(Health and Safety at Work Act 1974)

Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
(Elizabeth II1974. Chapter 37)

1974 CHAPTER 37

An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, for controlling the keeping and use and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere; to make further provision with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; and for connected purposes.
[31st July 1974] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:


Contents
Part I Health, Safety and Welfare in connection with Work, and Control of Dangerous Substances and Certain Emissions into the Atmosphere
　 ･ Preliminary (Article 1)
　
General duties
　 ･ General duties of employers to their employees (Article 2)
　 ･ General duties of employers and self-employed to persons other than their employees (Article 3)
　 ･ General duties of persons concerned with premises to persons other than their employees (Article 4)
　 ･ General duty of persons in control of certain premises in relation to harmful emissions into atmosphere (Article 5)
　 ･ General duties of manufacturers etc. as regards articles and substances for use at work (Article 6)
　 ･ General duties of employees at work (Article 7)
･ Duty not to interfere with or misuse things provided pursuant to certain provisions (Article 8)
･ Duty not to charge employees for things done or provided pursuant to certain specific requirements (Article 9)

The Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive
　 ･ Establishment of the Commission and the Executive (Article 10)
･ General functions of the Commission and the Executive(Article 11)
･ Control of the Commission by the Secretary of State(Article 12)
･ Other powers of the Commission(Article 13)
･ Power of the Commission to direct investigations and inquiries(Article 14)
　
Health and safety regulations and approved codes of practice
　 ･ Health and safety regulations and approved codes of practice (Article 15)
･ Approval of codes of practice by the Commission(Article 16)
･ Use of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings(Article 17)
　
Enforcement
･ Authorities responsible for enforcement of the relevant statutory provisions(Article 18)
･ Appointment of inspectors(Article 19)
･ Powers of inspectors(Article 20)
･ Improvement notices(Article 21)
･ Prohibition notices(Article 22)
･ Provisions supplementary to ss. 21 and 22(Article 23)
･ Appeal against improvement or prohibition notice(Article 24)
･ Power to deal with cause of imminent danger(Article 25)
　 ･ Power of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors(Article 26)
　 ･ Obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc. (Article 27)
･ Restrictions on disclosure of information(Article 28)
　 　
　 Special provisions relating to agriculture
･ General functions of Ministers responsible for agriculture in relation to the relevant agricultural purposes(Article 29)
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Agricultural health and safety regulations(Article 30)
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Enforcement of the relevant statutory provisions in connection with agriculture(Article 31)
･ Application of provisions of this Part in connection with agriculture(Article 32)
　
Provisions as to offences
･ Offences(Article 33)
･ Extension of time for bringing summary proceedings(Article 34)
･ Venue(Article 35)
･ Offences due to fault of other person(Article 36)
･ Offences by bodies corporate(Article 37)
･ Restriction on institution of proceedings in England and Wales(Article 38)
･ Prosecutions by inspectors(Article 39)
･ Onus of proving limits of what is practicable etc.(Article 40)
･ Evidence(Article 41)
･ Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied or, in certain cases, forfeiture(Article 42)
･ Financial provisions(Article 43)
　 　
　 Miscellaneous and supplementary
･ Appeals in connection with licensing provisions in the relevant statutory provisions(Article 44)
･ Default powers(Article 45)
･ Service of notices(Article 46)
･ Civil liability(Article 47)
･ Application to Crown(Article 48)
･ Adaptation of enactments to metric units or appropriate metric units(Article 49)
･ Regulations under the relevant statutory provisions(Article 50)
･ Exclusion of application to domestic employment(Article 51)
･ Meaning of work and at work(Article 52)
･ General interpretation of Part I(Article 53)
･ Application of Part I to Isles of Scilly(Article 54)
　
Part II The Employment Medical Advisory Service
　 ･ Functions of, and responsibility for maintaining, employment medical advisory service (Article 55)
　 ･ Functions of authority responsible for maintaining the service (Article 56)
　 ･ Fees (Article 57)
　 ･ Other financial provisions (Article 58)
　 ･ Duty of responsible authority to keep accounts and to report (Article 59)
　 ･ Supplementary (Article 60)
　
PART III BUILDING REGULATIONS, AND AMENDMENT OF BUILDING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1959 {1959 c. 24.}
　 ･ Amendments of enactments relating to building regulations (Article 61)
･ Power to make building regulations(Article 61)
･ Application of building regulations to existing buildings etc.(Article 62)
　 ･ Further matters for which building regulations may provide (Article 62)
　 ･ Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans (Article 63)
　 ･ Special provisions as to materials etc. unsuitable for permanent buildings (Article 64)
　 ･ Continuing requirements (Article 65)
　 ･ Type relaxation of building regulations (Article 66)
　 ･ Power of Secretary of State to approve types of building etc. (Article 67)
　 ･ Power to require or carry out tests for conformity with building regulations (Article 68)
　 ･ Provisions relating to appeals etc. to the Secretary of State under certain provisions (Article 69)
　 ･ Power to make building regulations for Inner London (Article 70)
　 ･ Civil liability (Article 71)
　 ･ Application to Crown (Article 72)
　 ･ Application to United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (Article 73)
　 ･ Meaning of "building" etc. in connection with, and construction of references to, building regulations (Article 74)
　 ･ Amendment of Building (Scotland) Act 1959 (Article 75)
　 ･ Construction and interpretation of Part III and other provisions relating to building regulations (Article 76)
　
Part IV Miscellaneous and General
　 ･ Amendment of Radiological Protection Act 1970 (Article 77)
　 ･ Amendment of Fire Precautions Act 1971 (Article 78)
　 ･ Amendment of Companies Acts as to directors' reports (Article 79)
　 ･ General power to repeal or modify Acts and instruments (Article 80)
　 ･ Expenses and receipts (Article 81)
　 ･ General provisions as to interpretation and regulations (Article 82)
･ Minor and consequential amendments, and repeals(Article 83)
　 ･ Extent, and application of Act (Article 84)

Contents / Part I / Part II / Part III / Part IV

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