Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989

PART IV

Regulations and Codes of Practice

Review of legislation.

27.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Authority—

(a) to keep under review the relevant statutory provisions;

(b) to keep under review the associated statutory provisions;

(c) to submit, from time to time, to the Minister such proposals as it considers appropriate in relation to the relevant statutory provisions or for the making or revoking of any instruments under those provisions; and

(d) to submit, from time to time, to the Minister having responsibility for any of the associated statutory provisions such proposals as it considers appropriate in relation to those provisions or for the making or revoking of any instruments under those provisions.

(2) Before submitting proposals to the Minister in accordance with subsection (1) (c), the Authority shall consult any Minister of the Government or other person or body that appears to the Authority to be appropriate in the circumstances or where the Minister so directs, and, in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid, the Authority shall consult the Minister for the Environment in the case of any proposals in relation to controls on the design of or construction of buildings.

(3) The Authority shall consider any proposals for legislative change concerning occupational safety or health and related matters referred to it by the Minister or any other Minister of the Government responsible for any of the relevant statutory provisions or any of the associated statutory provisions as the case may be.