SCHEDULE 28 Amendment of the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 and related amendment

PART 1 Amendment to the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017

Amendment to regulation 2

2.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) omit the definition of “accreditation”;

(b) omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;

(c) after the definition of “adaptor” insert—

““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 55 (approved bodies);”;

(d) for the definition of “authorised representative” substitute—

““authorised representative” means—

(a)

a person who—

(i)

immediately before exit day was established in the United Kingdom or an EEA state and was appointed by a manufacturer by written mandate to perform specified tasks for that manufacturer, in accordance with regulation 39, as it had effect immediately before exit day; and

(ii)

on or after exit day continues to be so established and appointed by the manufacturer to perform those tasks; or

(b)

a person who, on or after exit day, is appointed in accordance with regulation 39;”;

(e) omit the definition of “CE marking”;

(f) omit the definition of “competent national authority”;

(g) in the definition of “components” omit “EU”;

(h) after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—

““declaration of conformity” means the declaration required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 10;

“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;

(i) omit the definition of “Decision 768/2008”;

(j) in the definition of the “Directive” at the end insert “(as it had effect immediately before exit day)”;

(k) omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;

(l) omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;

(m) in the definition of “hull length” for “harmonised” substitute “designated”;

(n) for the definition of “importer” substitute—

““importer” means a person who—

(a)

is established in the United Kingdom; and

(b)

places a product from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market;”;

(o) in the definition of “making available on the market” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(p) omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;

(q) omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;

(r) in the definition of “placing on the market” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(s) for the definition of “private importer” substitute—

““private importer” means a person who—

(a)

is established in the United Kingdom; and

(b)

imports in the course of a non-commercial activity a watercraft from a country outside of the United Kingdom into the United Kingdom with the intention of putting it into service for the person’s own use;”;

(t) in the definition of “putting into service” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(u) after the definition of “technical documentation” insert—

““technical specification” means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product;

“UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;

“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”.

(3) Omit paragraphs (4) and (5).