UK Statutory Instrument 1990 United Kingdom

The Control of Asbestos in the Air Regulations 1990

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What's here

3 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

1 of 3 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 2

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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s.003

Enforcing authority

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must enforce asbestos air discharge limits Crown / Minister / Government department
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s.001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.002

Limit value for the discharge of asbestos into the air during the use of asbestos

s.003

Enforcing authority

s.004

Control of environmental pollution by asbestos resulting from the working of products containing asbestos

s.005

(1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 4...

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