Bob Mehew
Well-known member
Last week the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill came back into the news over the intent of the government to reduce the range of EU legislation that they intend to be impacted by the bill. The thought crossed my mind as to what legislation (both acts of parliament and statutory instruments) which is of interest to cavers might be affected by this proposed legislation. There is a web site covering UK legislation and a simple search revealed that there were nearly 200,000 different pieces of legislation originating from the EU which impact on UK legislation. So that is not a sensible way to identify such legislation.
But starting with acts and statutory instruments impacted by the bill begs the question is my list of existing legislation of interest complete. The few which immediately came to my mind in no particular order were the:
Mines and Quarries Act and the Mines Regulations,
Wildlife and Countryside Act and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations,
Countryside and Rights of Way Act,
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act,
Occupiers’ Liability Act,
Work at Height Regulations, the Ionising Radiation Regulations and the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations.
I am specifically ignoring legislation like that related to safeguarding vulnerable persons and data protection where there is no specific caver twist. (And in any case, there will be far more vocal voices concerned with that type of legislation.)
So a simple question, what acts, regulations, orders in Council and so on are you aware of which are of interest to cavers, mine explorers and similar people? Suggestions of such legislation would be welcomed. (What would not be welcomed is comments relating to B####t.)
But starting with acts and statutory instruments impacted by the bill begs the question is my list of existing legislation of interest complete. The few which immediately came to my mind in no particular order were the:
Mines and Quarries Act and the Mines Regulations,
Wildlife and Countryside Act and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations,
Countryside and Rights of Way Act,
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act,
Occupiers’ Liability Act,
Work at Height Regulations, the Ionising Radiation Regulations and the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations.
I am specifically ignoring legislation like that related to safeguarding vulnerable persons and data protection where there is no specific caver twist. (And in any case, there will be far more vocal voices concerned with that type of legislation.)
So a simple question, what acts, regulations, orders in Council and so on are you aware of which are of interest to cavers, mine explorers and similar people? Suggestions of such legislation would be welcomed. (What would not be welcomed is comments relating to B####t.)