S.L. 549.76 Art. 15Legal responsibility.

(1) An operator shall be legally responsible and accountable to ensure that the operation of the installation, combustion plant, waste incineration plant or waste coincineration plant for which he has been granted a permit is carried out in accordance with these regulations and with any conditions stipulated in the permit. Employees of a permit holder shall be authorised to undertake operation of the installation under these regulations by virtue of their employer’s permit, provided that they are acting on their employer’s behalf and they are acting within the remit of their employer’s permit and are in observance of the terms, conditions and rules attached thereto and these regulations in general.

(2) Employees of a permit holder shall be deemed to be acting on their employer’s behalf unless the contrary is proved.