- (ii) if there is no county council in the area of which the premises are situated, the district council in that area;
- (e) if the premises are in Wales, the county council or county borough council in the area of which the premises are situated;
“relevant persons” means—
- (a) any person (including the responsible person) who is or may be lawfully on the premises; and
- (b) any person in the immediate vicinity of the premises who is at risk from a fire on the premises,
but does not include a fire-fighter who is carrying out his duties in relation to a function of a fire and rescue authority under section 7, 8 or 9 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (fire-fighting, road traffic accidents and other emergencies), other than in relation to a function under section 7(2)(d), 8(2)(d) or 9(3)(d) of that Act;
“responsible person” has the meaning given by article 3;
“risk” means the risk to the safety of persons from fire;
“risk assessment” means the assessment required by article 9(1);
“safety” means the safety of persons in respect of harm caused by fire; and “safe” shall be interpreted accordingly;
“safety data sheet” means a safety data sheet within the meaning of regulation 5 of the CHIP Regulations;
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;
“special, technical and organisational measures” include—
- (a) technical means of supervision;
- (b) connecting devices;
- (c) control and protection systems;
- (d) engineering controls and solutions;
- (e) equipment;
- (f) materials;
- (g) protective systems; and
- (h) warning and other communication systems;
“substance” means any natural or artificial substance whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour;
“visiting force” means any such body, contingent, or detachment of the forces of any country as is a visiting force for the purposes of any of the provisions of the Visiting Forces Act 1952(a)[1];
“workplace” means any premises or parts of premises, not being domestic premises, used for the purposes of an employer’s undertaking and which are made available to an employee of the employer as a place of work and includes—
- (a) any place within the premises to which such employee has access while at work; and
- (b) any room, lobby, corridor, staircase, road, or other place—
- (i) used as a means of access to or egress from that place of work; or
- (ii) where facilities are provided for use in connection with that place of work, other than a public road;
“young person” means any person who has not attained the age of 18.
- ↑ (a) 1952 c. 67.
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