UK Statutory Instrument SI 2014 United Kingdom

Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader4 Any Person3 Applicant2 Operator1 Manufacturer1

Plus 2 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.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Manufacturer — also bound by 502 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.

s.003 Prohibition concerning liquid and solid acetylene Regulated
  • You must not manufacture, use, store, transport, import or sell liquid/solid acetyleneAny Person
s.006 Applications in relation to licences Regulated
  • Apply for an acetylene licence in the approved form and provide evidence that your equipment is suitableApplicant
s.012 Further provisions concerning refusals, variations and revocations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing authority must give written notice and a 28‑day period for representationsStatutory regulator
s.014 Power to grant exemptions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Executive must grant acetylene safety exemptions by written certificateStatutory regulator
13 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, application and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.004 Prohibition concerning compressed acetylene gas
s.005 Prohibition of a relevant activity without a licence
s.007 Premises which cease to be ONR regulated premises: effect on licences
s.008 Premises which become ONR regulated premises: effect on licences
s.009 Grants, renewals, variations and transfers of licences
s.010 Form of licences
s.011 Revocation of licences
s.013 Death, incapacity, bankruptcy and insolvency
s.015 Transitional provisions
s.016 Amendments, repeals and revocations
s.017 Review
Schedules

Schedules

9 of 12 shown
s.sch001 Requirements for any acetylene equipment or acetylene manifold Regulated
  • Design, manufacture and operate acetylene equipment safelyTrader
s.sch001 Any acetylene equipment or acetylene manifold may only be used... Regulated
  • Manufacturers must design acetylene equipment to withstand decomposition stressesManufacturer
s.sch001 Further requirements for an acetylene manifold Regulated
  • Use only acetylene manifolds that meet safety design specsAny Person
s.sch001 Requirements of a system of connected acetylene equipment Regulated
  • Fit and position safety devices on connected acetylene equipmentTrader
s.sch001 A system of connected acetylene equipment may only be used... Regulated
  • Ensure pipework diameter complies with acetylene safety tablesTrader
s.sch001 Requirements for a flame arrestor Regulated
  • Flame arrestors must comply with BSEN 730‑1:2002 or equivalentOperator
s.sch001 Requirement for an isolation valve Regulated
  • Fit a manual isolation valve for every acetylene burnerTrader
s.sch001 Cylinder colouring Regulated
  • Paint cylinder body and shoulder in Classic RAL 3007 colourAny Person
s.sch002 The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012 Regulated
  • Pay the licence and inspector fees when applying for an acetylene licenceApplicant
3 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch002 The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
s.sch002 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009

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