- Enforced by
- HSE
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 1 of 9 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Employer — also bound by 701 other Acts
Employee — also bound by 193 other Acts
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Consult unrepresented employees on health and safety mattersEmployer
- Consult employees directly or through elected safety representativesEmployer
- Provide information needed for health‑and‑safety consultationEmployer
Unlimited fine
- Represent employees in health‑and‑safety consultationsEmployee
- Provide training, pay and facilities for safety representatives and candidatesEmployer
8 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
4 of 11 shown- Pay employees for time off for health and safety consultation dutiesEmployer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must decide health and safety consultation disputesTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must declare and may award compensation for denied time-off complaintsTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must order employer to pay unpaid consultation amountsTribunal / Court
7 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Meet workplace health and safety requirements
A comprehensive journey for UK employers to understand and comply with health and safety law. Covers the legal framework (HASAWA 1974, MHSWR …
Health and safety for new employers
A comprehensive learning path to help first-time employers understand and meet their health and safety duties. Takes you from understanding the law …
Regulations that apply to your farm
A quick decision-tree navigator that helps you identify which regulations apply to your specific farm based on what you keep, grow, and …
Running a holiday let
Step-by-step compliance guide for self-catering holiday accommodation. Covers licensing, safety, tax, food hygiene, and employment obligations.
2 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.