19th November 2005, 05:16 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by the invisible man
anon, strictly speaking archaeological work comes under the CDM regulations if it is part of a construction project - the building part of it does not have to have started, it can be years away, the "project" is deemed to have started at inception.
I remember when the CDM regulations came into force in 1994 that there was a lot of talk about when a 'project' was deemed to have started. Did SCAUM not obtain a legal opinion in 1997 that said that the CDM regulations were [u]not</u> applicable to archaeological evaluation if it started prior to building work? It seems a long time ago, but I am sure something was worked out with the HSE.