<Ul> <Li> Notices (sections 21 - 25); and </Li> <Li> Criminal offences (sections 33 - 42); </Li> </Ul> <Li> Notices (sections 21 - 25); and </Li> <Li> Criminal offences (sections 33 - 42); </Li> <P>--though an employee of the Crown can be criminally liable (s. 48 (2)). The Act was extended to the police on 1 July 1998 by the Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997 (section 51A). The Secretary of State may, "to the extent that it appears to him requisite or expedient to do so in the interests of the safety of the State or the safe custody of persons lawfully detained" exempt the Crown by Order in Council (section 48 (4)). In 1987, the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 was repealed to allow military personnel to sue the Ministry of Defence and bring the Armed Services into line with the Act . </P>

Who cannot be prosecuted under the health and safety at work act