Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) (Variation) Order 2009 comes into force

Implementation date: 5 August 2009

The Order amends the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 by adding certain work activities to the list of activities covered by the Act. The new activities are activities involving energy structures, such as wind farms, and related structures beyond our territorial seas and activities taking place on a structure in a designated area that would have been an offshore installation but for its change of use. The Order can be viewed on the OPSI website.