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Health and Safety (Directors\xd5 Duties) Bill


Health and Safety (Directors’ Duties) Bill

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Schedule 12C

Section 309E(b)(iii)(b)

 

Other statutory provisions permitting the serving of notices

 

Title of Statutory Provision

Reference

 
 

Section 2 of the Employment of Children Act 1973

1971 c. 24

 
 

Section 559 of the Education Act 1996

1996 c. 56”

 

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Amendment of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

(1)   

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) is amended as follows.

(2)   

In section 16(1) (powers of Health and Safety Commission to approve and

issues codes of practice), after the word “regulations”, insert the words “or of

sections 309D and 309E of the Companies Act 1985”.

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(3)   

In section 37 (offences by bodies corporate), after subsection (2), insert—

“(3)   

In determining whether a company director has committed an offence

under subsection (1), consideration shall be given to the duties imposed

on directors by sections 309D and 309E of the Companies Act 1995.”

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Short title and extent

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(1)   

This Act may be cited as the Health and Safety (Directors’ Duties) Act 2005.

(2)   

This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning

with the day on which it is passed.

(3)   

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

 
 

 
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