UK Statutory Instrument
2007
United Kingdom
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (revoked)
At a glance
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What's here
7 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Client 5
- Director or Officer 2
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Clients also bound by 30 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 89 duties
- Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 2012 14 duties
- Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 2004 10 duties
- Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 2023 10 duties
- Building Regulations 2010 2010 10 duties
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 75 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 63 duties
- Insolvency Act 1986 1986 46 duties
- CCBSA 2014 2014 22 duties
- CAICEA 2004 2004 18 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — INTRODUCTION
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Part 2 — GENERAL MANAGEMENT DUTIES APPLYING TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Client's duty in relation to arrangements for managing projects
- Set up arrangements for managing construction projects Client
Client's duty in relation to information
- Provide essential health and safety information to contractors Client
Browse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Competence
Co-operation
Co-ordination
General principles of prevention
Election by clients
Duties of designers
Designs prepared or modified outside Great Britain
Duties of contractors
Part 3 — ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHERE PROJECT IS NOTIFIABLE
Client's duty in relation to information where a project is notifiable
- Provide health and safety information for notifiable projects Client
The client's duty in relation to the start of the construction phase where a project is notifiable
- Ensure construction starts only after a safety plan is in place Client
The client's duty in relation to the health and safety file
- Ensure the health and safety file is available for inspection Client
The principal contractor's duty in relation to the construction phase plan
- Create, update, and follow the construction phase plan Director or Officer
The principal contractor's duty in relation to co-operation and consultation with workers
- Consult with workers on site health and safety Director or Officer
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 4 — DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
Browse 20 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Application of Regulations 26 to 44
Safe places of work
Good order and site security
Stability of structures
Demolition or dismantling
Explosives
Excavations
Cofferdams and caissons
Reports of inspections
Energy distribution installations
Prevention of drowning
Traffic routes
Vehicles
Prevention of risk from fire etc.
Emergency procedures
Emergency routes and exits
Fire detection and fire-fighting
Fresh air
Temperature and weather protection
Lighting
Part 5 — GENERAL
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Civil liability
Enforcement in respect of fire
Transitional provisions
Revocations and amendments
Schedules
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PARTICULARS TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE EXECUTIVE (or Office of Rail Regulation OR OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION)
Date of forwarding.
Planned duration of the construction phase.
Estimated maximum number of people at work on the construction...
Planned number of contractors on the construction site.
Name and address of any contractor already appointed.
Name and address of any designer already engaged.
A declaration signed by or on behalf of the client...
Exact address of the construction site.
The name of the local authority where the site is...
A brief description of the project and the construction work...
Contact details of the client (name, address, telephone number and...
Contact details of the CDM co-ordinator (name, address, telephone number...
Contact details of the principal contractor (name, address, telephone number...
Date planned for the start of the construction phase.
The time allowed by the client to the principal contractor...
WELFARE FACILITIES
Sanitary conveniences
Paragraph 9 above shall not apply to facilities which are...
Drinking water
Every supply of drinking water shall be conspicuously marked by...
Where a supply of drinking water is provided, there shall...
Changing rooms and lockers
Facilities for rest
So far as is reasonably practicable, sanitary conveniences and the...
Separate rooms containing sanitary conveniences shall be provided for men...
Washing facilities
Washing facilities shall be provided— (a) in the immediate vicinity...
Washing facilities shall include— (a) a supply of clean hot...
Rooms containing washing facilities shall be sufficiently ventilated and lit....
Washing facilities and the rooms containing them shall be kept...
Subject to paragraph 10 below, separate washing facilities shall be...
PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A REPORT OF INSPECTION
Name and address of the person on whose behalf the...
Location of the place of work inspected.
Description of the place of work or part of that...
Date and time of the inspection.
Details of any matter identified that could give rise to...
Details of any action taken as a result of any...
Details of any further action considered necessary.
Name and position of the person making the report.
REVOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS
AMENDMENTS
Other sections — not classified into a Part
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Browse 48 other unclassified sections
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Application
Competence
Co-operation
Co-ordination
General principles of prevention
Election by clients
Client's duty in relation to arrangements for managing projects
Client's duty in relation to information
Duties of designers
Designs prepared or modified outside Great Britain
Duties of contractors
Appointments by the client where a project is notifiable
Client's duty in relation to information where a project is notifiable
The client's duty in relation to the start of the construction phase where a project is notifiable
The client's duty in relation to the health and safety file
Additional duties of designers
Additional duties of contractors
General duties of CDM co-ordinators
Notification of project by the CDM co-ordinator
Duties of the principal contractor
The principal contractor's duty in relation to the construction phase plan
The principal contractor's duty in relation to co-operation and consultation with workers
Application of Regulations 26 to 44
Safe places of work
Good order and site security
Stability of structures
Demolition or dismantling
Explosives
Excavations
Cofferdams and caissons
Reports of inspections
Energy distribution installations
Prevention of drowning
Traffic routes
Vehicles
Prevention of risk from fire etc.
Emergency procedures
Emergency routes and exits
Fire detection and fire-fighting
Fresh air
Temperature and weather protection
Lighting
Civil liability
Enforcement in respect of fire
Transitional provisions
Revocations and amendments
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