§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, under present arrangements all notification of accidents at factory nuclear installations can be given to agricultural inspectors.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 22 January 1980, Vol. 977, c. 24]: Where under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, notification of accidents to an inspector is required by a relevant statutory provision, it may be made to any inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 8W who holds a full warrant. This includes aricultural inspectors. Administrative arrangements ensure that any notice received is referred to the appropriate inspector for the particular premises to which the notice refers.
Where an incident at a nuclear installation subject to licensing under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 is a dangerous occurence of a type specified in the Nuclear Installations (Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1965, notification is to the Health and Safety Executive.