Enabling Acts

This is the primary legislation concerning the gas industry in the UK, together with certain section of the Gas Act 1972 and the Gas Act 1965 which have not been repealed. The Gas Act does not have great relevance to safety aspects of gas utilization. However, specific regulations can be published under this enabling Act. 

It should be stated that the information submitted for registration is strictly confidential and is covered under the Secrecy Act of 1961. It is also stipulated in Section 3 (1) of the enabling Act that ... 

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA) is an enabling Act from which most other relevant UK legislation stems. The Act lays down broad principles which are developed in detail in the form of Regulations or Approved Codes of Practice. The Act established the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) as an overseeing body representing employers, trade unions, local authorities and independents. The Act also created the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as the executive arm of the Commission. 

The Health and Safety at Work Act is an Enabling Act which allows the Secretary of State to make further laws (known as regulations) without the need to pass another Act of Parliament. Regulations are law, approved by Parliament. These are usually made under the Health and Safety at Work Act, following proposals from the HSC. This applies to regulations based on EC Directives as well as home-grown ones. 

The Food Safety Act 1990 is now one of the main pieces of legislation concerning food hygiene. It is an enabling Act allowing specific subordinate... 

An enabling Act, much of the text is devoted to the legal machinery for creating administrative bodies, combining others and detailing new powers of inspection and enforcement. The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) carries responsibility for policy-making and enforcement, answerable to the Secretary of State for the Environment. 

HSWA was introduced as an enabling Act which became the umbrella for all existing Health Safety legislation, i.e. Noise, COSHH, Electricity etc. Regulations introduced under the HSWA expanded on the Act and each new regulation introduces the concept of assessment of risk. This requirement made the employer (contractor) examine the specific work operation to identify hazards and ensure that they were safely controlled. 

---