Section 102 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Content of improvement notices
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102 Content of improvement notices (1) An improvement notice must state— (a) that the inspector believes the person— (i) is contravening a provision of this Act or regulations; or (ii) is likely to contravene this Act or regulations; and (b) the provision the inspector believes is being, or is likely to be, contravened; and (c) briefly, how the provision is being, or is likely to be, contravened; and (d) a reasonable period within which the person is required to remedy— (i) the contravention or likely contravention; or (ii) the things or activities causing the contravention or likely to cause a contravention. (2) An improvement notice may include recommendations concerning— (a) the measures that could be taken to remedy the contravention, or prevent the likely contravention, to which the notice relates: (b) the things or activities causing the contravention, or likely to cause a contravention, to which the notice relates. Compare: 1992 No 96 s 39(3), (4) ; Model Work Health and Safety Act (Aust) s 192
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