If a person conducting a business or undertaking that commissions a construction project engages a principal contractor for the project, the person must give the principal contractor any information the person has in relation to hazards and risks at or in the vicinity of the workplace where the construction work is to be carried out.
Maximum penalty: tier G monetary penalty.
Note Strict liability applies to each physical element
of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see
s 6A).
Note As a principal contractor is a person conducting a business or undertaking, this part also applies to a principal contractor.