Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances

Safety Reports.
12 (1) It shall be the duty of every operator to prepare and submit in triplicate to
the Central Competent Authority, a written safety report in such form as is acceptable
to the Central Competent Authority.
(2) The safety report shall -
(a) contain at least the data and information specified in Annex II of the
Directive which is set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations,
(b) name the relevant organisations involved in the drawing up of the report,
and
(c) contain an up to date inventory of the dangerous substances present in the
establishment.
(3)(a) Operators of establishments who were required to prepare a safety
report under Regulation 12 of the 2000 Regulations shall, where necessary,
amend that safety report to comply with these Regulations and send the
amended safety report to the Central Competent Authority without delay and
in any event no later than 6 months after the coming into operation of these
Regulations or such longer period as may be agreed in writing by the Central
Competent Authority.
(b) Operators of establishments to whom the 2000 Regulations did not apply
or to whom the 2000 Regulations did apply but who were not required to
prepare a Safety Report under them, but to whom these Regulations apply
shall prepare and submit a safety report pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) to
the Central Competent Authority without delay and in any event no later than
one year after the coming into operation of these Regulations.
(4) An operator shall not construct or if construction has already started begin
the operation of an establishment unless he or she has prepared, pursuant to
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