UK Statutory Instrument SI 1999 United Kingdom Repealed

The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999

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Enforced by
HSE, Environment Agency
Status
Repealed
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator12 Any Person2

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 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.

Part 1

INTRODUCTION

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
Part 2

GENERAL

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 General duty
s.005 Major accident prevention policy
s.006 Notifications
Part 3

SAFETY REPORTS

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Safety report
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 PRINCIPLES TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN PREPARING MAJOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION POLICY DOCUMENT (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Establish a Major Accident Prevention Policy and Safety Management SystemOperator
s.sch003 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN A NOTIFICATION (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Notify authorities if you handle large quantities of dangerous substancesOperator
s.sch005 EMERGENCY PLANS (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Create and maintain detailed on-site emergency plansOperator
s.sch006 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE PUBLIC (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide major accident hazard information to the publicOperator
s.sch007 CRITERIA FOR NOTIFICATION OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notify the European Commission of major accidents or significant near missesStatutory regulator
s.sch008 PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must maintain a public register of COMAH informationStatutory regulator
46 other schedules
s.sch001 DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 For the purpose of implementing the operator’s major accident prevention...
s.sch002 The major accident prevention policy should be established in writing...
s.sch002 The safety management system should include the part of the...
s.sch002 The following issues shall be addressed by the safety management...
s.sch003 the name and address of the operator;
s.sch003 the address of the establishment concerned;
s.sch003 the name or position of the person in charge of...
s.sch003 information sufficient to identify the dangerous substances or category of...
s.sch003 the quantity and physical form of the dangerous substances present;...
s.sch003 a description of the activity or proposed activity of the...
s.sch003 details of the elements of the immediate environment liable to...
s.sch004 PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF SAFETY REPORTS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch006 name of operator and address of the establishment;
s.sch006 a reference to the off-site emergency plan for the establishment....
s.sch006 details of where further relevant information can be obtained, unless...
s.sch006 identification, by position held, of the person giving the information;...
s.sch006 confirmation that the establishment is subject to these regulations and...
s.sch006 an explanation in simple terms of the activity or activities...
s.sch006 the common names or, in the case of dangerous substances...
s.sch006 general information relating to the nature of the major accident...
s.sch006 adequate information on how the population concerned will be warned...
s.sch006 adequate information on the actions the population concerned should take,...
s.sch006 confirmation that the operator is required to make adequate arrangements...
s.sch007 A brief description of the circumstances of the accident, including...
s.sch007 A brief description of the emergency measures taken and of...
s.sch008 The competent authority shall maintain a register containing the information...
s.sch008 No information relating to the affairs of any individual or...
s.sch008 Where information is provided to the competent authority pursuant to...
s.sch008 A determination under paragraph 11 must be made within the...
s.sch008 Where, under paragraph 11 above, the competent authority determines that...
s.sch008 Subsections (5) and (10) of section 15 of the Environmental...
s.sch008 The Secretary of State may give to the competent authority...
s.sch008 Information excluded from the register shall be treated as ceasing...
s.sch008 Paragraphs 13 and 14 above shall apply in relation to...
s.sch008 Information is, for the purposes of any determination under this...
s.sch008 The Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 shall apply to...
s.sch008 The competent authority may remove from the register information relating...
s.sch008 Any information other than that referred to in paragraph 1...
s.sch008 Where information of any description is excluded from the register...
s.sch008 It shall be the duty of the competent authority—
s.sch008 The register may be kept in any form.
s.sch008 No information shall be included in the register if and...
s.sch008 The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of securing...
s.sch008 The competent authority shall notify the Secretary of State of...
s.sch008 A person may, as respects any information which appears to...
s.004 General duty (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Prevent major accidents and limit their impactsOperator
s.007 Safety report (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Submit and receive approval for safety reports before construction or operationOperator
s.008 Review and revision of safety report Regulated
  • Review and update your major accident safety reportOperator
s.011 Review and testing of emergency plans Regulated
  • Review and test your emergency plans every three yearsAny Person
s.012 Implementing emergency plans Regulated
  • Activate emergency plans immediately during an accidentAny Person
s.014 Provision of information to the public Regulated
  • Provide safety information to the public in affected areasOperator
s.015 Provision of information to competent authority Regulated
  • Provide information to the HSE or Environment Agency upon requestOperator
s.016 Provision of information to other establishments Regulated
  • Share safety info and coordinate with neighboring high-hazard sitesOperator
s.017 Functions of competent authority in relation to the safety report Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must review and respond to safety reportsStatutory regulator
s.018 Prohibition of use Regulated
  • Comply with any notice prohibiting the use of an installationOperator
s.019 Inspections and investigations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulators must inspect major accident hazard sites and investigate accidentsStatutory regulator
s.021 Provision of information by competent authority Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must notify European Commission of major accidentsStatutory regulator
s.022 Fee payable by operator Regulated
  • Pay fees for COMAH regulatory and enforcement activitiesOperator
12 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Application (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Major accident prevention policy (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Notifications (opens in a new tab)
s.009 On-site emergency plan
s.010 Off-site emergency plan
s.013 Charge for preparation, review and testing of off-site emergency plan
s.020 Enforcement
s.023 Amendments
s.024 Revocation and savings
s.025 Transitional provision

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