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What it regulates
Approves the rules for the Institute’s body representing trade unions, employers and the administration. It governs functions, meetings, representation, committees and decisions. It concerns public governance of prevention, rather than a company’s health and safety committee.
Who it applies to
The General Council of the former INSHT, references to which now mean the INSST. The entry describes institutional participation, with caveats concerning historical offices, provincial structures and superseded administrative-law references.
Key provisions
The Council develops criteria and guidelines, reports on national plans, approves the draft budget and annual report, and exercises collective oversight within its remit.
Article 1The text provides for thirteen representatives from each group: trade unions, employers’ organisations and the administration. The public-office names reflect the organisational setting at publication.
Article 2The plenary must meet at least twice a year. One fifth of its members may request a meeting, to be held within twenty days of receipt of the request.
Article 3Section 14 governs quorum, majorities and minutes. Budget, annual report and operating criteria require an absolute majority of all members, distinct from the ordinary absolute majority of those attending.
Article 14History and versions
BOE publication: 12/02/1985 · Initial entry into force: 13/02/1985
BOE-A-1985-2559It develops sections 3 and 6 and the enabling provision of Royal Decree 577/1982. The consulted BOE consolidation records no textual amendments. The INSST still cites the Order in its legal framework; present functions must be read with the LPRL and territorial changes. The naming rule in Royal Decree 787/2020 applies to references to the former Institute.
Royal Decree 577/1982: the Council’s underlying institutional framework.
BOE-A-1982-6639Royal Decree 787/2020: references now mean the INSST; this is not a textual amendment to the Order’s sections.
BOE-A-2020-10129Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/1985 | 13/02/1985 | BOE-A-1985-2559 | Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 7, Article 8, Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15, Article 16, Transitional provision, Final provision |
Transitional provisions and application notes
Section 16’s reference to the 1958 Administrative Procedure Act is historical and must be read with the current administrative framework, rather than presented as current legislation.
Article 16Provincial committees were to be established within four months from the day following publication, without prejudice to regional powers. This is a historical deadline, not a recurring business obligation or proof that all those committees exist today.
Transitional provisionPublished on 12 February 1985 and effective from 13 February 1985. The consulted consolidation contains the initial wording; this does not establish that institutional names remain unchanged.
Final provision
Official BOE legal relationships
This record covers the history of the selected occupational safety and health provisions. The official analysis also provides the relationships affecting other subjects in the legislation.
Official BOE legal relationships
