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Originally Posted by Stuart
Unfortunately, while (as a course I was on recently pointed out), the Health and Safety act has not actually changed since 1974, ambulance chasing (sorry, should have said "no win no fee") lawyers have forced companies and other authorities to introduce pointless rules to protect their own backs.
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The '74 Act has changed many hundreds of times (most recently this year where 37 changes are pending) as it is the primary legislation which allows for subsidiary legislation and policy to be created.
Those subsidiary legislations are among the most fluid and adaptive on the statute books, they are pretty much constantly changing and adapting.
I take your point about the ambulance chasers though.