reg 16 Notification to the Secretary of State
(1) The employer shall give notice to the Secretary of State at least 30 days before making use for the first time of— (a) group 2 biological agents; (b) group 3 biological agents; or (c) group 4 biological agents. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), the employer shall give notice to the Secretary of State at least 30 days before making use for the first time of— (a) a group 4 biological agent, or (b) a new biological agent that the employer provisionally classifies as a group 3 biological agent, that has not been made the subject of a notice under paragraph (1). (3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in the case of a laboratory on a ship providing a diagnostic service in relation to group 4 biological agents. (4) The employer shall give notice to the Secretary of State at least 30 days before making use of any of the agents referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) following a substantial change of importance to health and safety at work to any process or procedure which renders the earlier notice out of date. (5) Every notice under this regulation must include— (a) the name and address of the employer; (b) the name and location of the ship; (c) the name and capabilities of the person responsible for health and safety on the ship; (d) the results of the regulation 6 assessment; (e) the species of biological agent in question; and (f) the protection and preventative measures that are envisaged.