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StatuteHealth and Safety at Work Act 2015

Section 5 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Application of Act to the Crown

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5 Application of Act to the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown. (2) An instrument of the Crown that is a Crown organisation (whether or not a body corporate)— (a) must be treated as if it were a separate legal personality for the purpose of complying with this Act; and (b) may be a PCBU in its own right. (3) An instrument of the Crown that is not a Crown organisation or a body corporate— (a) does not have separate legal personality; and (b) may not be a PCBU in its own right. (4) This section is subject to section 6 . Compare: 1992 No 96 s 3

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