Animal Welfare Act 2006

An Act which aims to promote the welfare of domestic and non-wild animals. The Act deals with preventing harm to an animal, the promotion of animal welfare, licensing and regulation of animals, the issuing of codes of practice, dealing with animals in distress, enforcement, prosecution and conviction powers. The five welfare needs of an animal include (Section 9 (2)): “(a) its need for a suitable environment, (b) its need for a suitable diet, (c) its need to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns, (d) any need it has to be housed with, or apart from, other animals, and (e) its nee

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  Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)

A document which describes preferred or recommended methods of working to comply with regulations and the duties imposed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The document therefore has legal status, although it is not a legally binding document. ACOPs will usually be developed following a period of consultation with relevant industry stakeholders and experts to ensure they are representative and appropriate for their intended use. An Approved Code of Practice is approved by a regulatory authority, such as the HSE, with the aim of giving practical advice on how to comply with the

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  Bribery Act 2010

This Act deals with offences of bribing another person; offences related to being bribed; with Section 3 sub-section (2) covering the following functions and activities: “(a) any function of a public nature, (b) any activity connected with a business, (c) any activity performed in the course of a person's employment, (d) any activity performed by or on behalf of a body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate).” Other Sections of the Act cover: S6. Bribery of foreign public officials; S7. Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery; S11. Penalties; which can mean

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  CE Marking

The letters CE appear on many products that are sold in the European Economic Area (EEA) and is the manufacturers indication of compliance with EU legislation, thereby allowing the free movement of such products within the EEA. The CE marking is the manufacturer declaring that the product conforms with EU safety, health or environmental requirements and they are confirming the product is valid for sale within the EEA. Since the UK's withdrawal from the EU, most products which required the CE marking would instead require a UKCA marking, although the validity of CE markings was still valid u

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  Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009

These were revoked in 2015 and replaced with the CLP Regulation.

  CLP Regulation

The European Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP regulation or CLP) is the EU legislation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures. It also replaced the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 (or CHIP) in 2015. New hazard pictograms replaced those of CHIP from 1st June 2017. The pictograms are those of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (see GHS Pictograms).

  Code of Practice (1)

These are industry specific documents which offer guidance on good working practice. If the Health and Safety Executive has not produced an Approved Code of Practice, then an industry code of practice would be a reasonable approach to follow. An example of a current (in 2018) code of practice is the ‘Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products’.

  Code of Practice (2)

A document which identifies good working practices to help in achieving specifications and standards, as determined by a client. A code of practice will describe how something can be done, identifying the procedure to be carried out, as well as describing and sometimes explaining why it is being done. A detailed code of practice will describe how each activity is carried out, from start to finish, including equipment, materials, points to consider for carrying out a task, such as practical tips as well as health and safety requirements (so incorporating many safe working practices and safe

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  Consent

Providing formal permission and/or agreement to something which has been requested. This is defined in Regulation (EU) 2-16/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Chapter 1, Article 4 (11) as ‘consent' of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her; …”, being implemented in the UK by the Data Protection Act.

  Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

These implement the requirements of the European Council Directive 92/43/EEC, on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (EC Habitats Directive), as well as parts of the EU Wild Birds Directive 2009/147/EEC on the conservation of birds. The aim being to protect biodiversity through the conservation of important natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora through appropriate protection and management of the relevant habitats and species.