Citation 2008 c 20 Commencement 16 January 2009 | Royal assent 16 October 2008 | |
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Long title An Act to revise the mode of trial and maximum penalties applicable to certain offences relating to health and safety. Introduced by Keith Hill, Lord Grocott | ||
The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 (c 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Section 1 Health and safety offences mode of trial and maximum penalty
- Section 2 Consequential amendments and repeals
- Section 3 Short title commencement and extent
- References
According to the explanatory notes to the Act, the precursors of this Act were:
Section 1 - Health and safety offences: mode of trial and maximum penalty
Section 1(1) substituted new sections 33(2) and (3) for the existing sections 33(1A) to (4) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
Section 1(2), with Schedule 1, inserted Schedule 3A of that Act.
Section 1(3) substituted new paragraphs 31(2) and (3) for the existing paragraphs 31(1A) to (5) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9))
Section 1(4), with Schedule 2, inserted Schedule 3A of that Order.
Section 2 - Consequential amendments and repeals
Section 2(1) provides that Schedules 3 and 4 have effect.
Section 3 - Short title, commencement and extent
Section 3(2) provides that the Act came into force at the end of the period of three months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months. The day (that is to say, 16 October 2008) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of three months. This means that the Act came into force on 16 January 2009.
Section 3(3) provides that the Act does not apply to offences committed before that date.