§ Mr. Tierneyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement upon the implementation by the Health and Safety Executive of Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 which came into force on 1st April 1975.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply—[Official Report, 16th January 1977; Vol. 942, c. 38]—gave the following information:
I refer my hon. Friend to my answers on 16th December 1977 to his Question on the activation of Section 3(2), and to his further Question of yesterday.
Inspectors have visited self-employed persons and advised them on their duties under Section 3(2) on many occasions, 155W and there have been a number of prosecutions of self-employed persons under this section.
PROSECUTIONS UNDER SECTION 3(2) OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK. ETC. ACT 1974 Informations Convictions Withdrawn Dismissed Fines 1975 — — — — — 1976 9 8 1 — £200 1977 (January-November) 4 4 — — £320