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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Criminal proceedings

143: Prosecutions by regulator

You could also call this:

“Regulator's exclusive right to prosecute, with exceptions”

The regulator is the only one who can start a legal case against someone for breaking this law. This is called a prosecution. However, there’s an exception to this rule, which you can find in section 144. This section explains when someone else might be allowed to bring a case to court.

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Part 4 Enforcement and other matters
Criminal proceedings

143Prosecutions by regulator

  1. Subject to section 144, a prosecution for an offence under this Act may be brought only by the regulator.

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