Dangerous Substances Act 2004
17Person in control for premises, plant etc
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17 Person in control for premises, plant etc (1) For this Act, a person in control is— (a) for the handling of a dangerous substance—anyone who has control of the handling of the substance (including anyone with authority to make decisions about the handling of the substance); or (b) for premises—anyone who has control of the premises (including anyone with authority to make decisions about the management of the premises); or
(c) for plant or a system for handling a dangerous substance— anyone who has control of the plant or system or the operation of the plant or system (including anyone with authority to make decisions about the plant or system or the operation of the plant or system); or (d) for the design, manufacture, import or supply of plant or a system for handling a dangerous substance—anyone who has control of the design, manufacture, import or supply of the plant or system (including anyone with authority to make decisions about the design, manufacture, import or supply); or (e) anyone else prescribed by regulation. Note Plant includes a building or other structure (see dict). (2) To remove any doubt, more than 1 person may be a person in control for a duty under this Act.