Correction Slip
These Regulations impose requirements with respect to the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. The expressions “major accident” and “dangerous substances” are defined in regulation 2(1). The Regulations implement Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (OJ L 10, 14.1.1997, p. 13) (the “Seveso III Directive”), except for Articles 13 and 15, which relate to land use planning, and Article 30, which was implemented by the Heavy Fuel Oil (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/162).
Lifecycle
Department
Made
02 Mar 2015
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In force
01 Jun 2015
Enabling power
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to Regulationof the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th December 2008on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures amending and repealing Directivesandand amending Regulation, to be construed as including references to Annex I, Part 1.0, 1.1, Parts 2 to 4 and, Annex, Part 3 Table 3.1 of that instrument as those provisions are amended from time to time. VI (EC) No. 1272/2008 67/548/ EEC 1999/45/ EC (EC) No. 1907/2006
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