STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ^{©Crown Copyright}

Made 26th November 1976

Laid before Parliament 7th December 1976

Coming into Operation 1st January 1977

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1. Citation and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Premises for which a fire certificate is required

4. Application for and issue of a fire certificate

5. Contents of a fire certificate

6. Changes by the responsible person affecting adequacy of matters specified in a fire certificate.

7. Changes by persons other than the responsible person affecting adequacy of matters specified in a fire certificate.

8. Other cases where a fire certificate becomes inadequate

9. Applications for variation of a fire certificate

10. Changes of responsible person

11. Persons not to work on specified premises unless a fire certificate is in force

12. Right of appeal

13. Modification of local Acts

14. Power of county court and sheriff to modify agreements and apportion expenses

15. Exemptions

16. Certain certificates issued under Fire Precautions Act 1971(a) to be deemed to have been issued under these regulations

17. Transitional provisions

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Premises for which a fire certificate is required

Schedule 2 Particulars to be included in an application for a fire certificate

Whereas the Health and Safety Commission has submitted to the Secretary of State under section 11(2)(d) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(a) ("the 1974 Act") proposals for the making of Regulations after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultation in accordance with section 50(3) of the 1974 Act;

And whereas under section 80(1) of the 1974 Act it appears to the Secretary of State that the modification of local Acts contained in Regulation 13 below is expedient in connection with the other provisions of these Regulations and whereas in accordance with section 80(4) of the 1974 Act he has consulted such bodies as appeared to him to be appropriate on the proposed modification;

Now therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), 4(a), (5) and (6)(a) and (b), 80(1) and 4 and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 4(1), 12 and 21(a) of Schedule 3 to the 1974 Act as amended by section 116 of and paragraphs 6 and 19 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975(b) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and so as to give effect without modification to the said proposals of the said Commission and to the said modification of local Acts, hereby makes the following Regulations:-

These Regulations provided that a fire certificate issued by the Health and Safety Executive shall be required in respect of premises of the kind specified in Schedule 1 to the Regulations. They make provision as to applications for and the issue of such certificates, their contents and the conditions which they may impose. They specify the steps to be taken where material changes are proposed or have occurred and provide for the variation or cancellation of fire certificates. The Regulations also make provision for appeals in specified cases, including a refusal to issue or vary a fire certificate, and for the granting of exemptions.