The Lifts Regulations 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and revocation

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II APPLICATION

   1. 3. Lifts, safety components and components

   2. 4. Excluded lifts and safety components

   3. 5. Lifts and safety components placed on the market and put into service before 1st July 1997

   4. 6. Exclusion until 30th June 1999 of lifts and safety components complying with provisions in force on 29th June 1995

   5. 7. Lifts where risks are wholly or partly covered by other directives

4. PART III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

   1. 8. General duty relating to the placing on the market and putting into service of lifts

   2. 9. General duty relating to the placing on the market and putting into service of safety components

   3. 10. General duty relating to the supply of a lift or safety component

   4. 11. Specific duties relating to the supply of information, freedom from obstruction of lift shafts and retention of documents

   5. 12. Exceptions to placing on the market or supply in respect of certain lifts and safety components

   6. 13. Conformity assessment procedures

   7. 14. Requirements fulfilled by the person who places a lift or safety component on the market

   8. 15. Notified bodies

   9. 16. Notified bodies appointed by the Secretary of State

   10. 17. Fees

   11. 18. Conditions for lifts and safety components being taken to conform with the provisions of the Lifts Directive

5. PART IV ENFORCEMENT

   1. 19. Application of Schedule 15

   2. 20. Offences

   3. 21. Penalties

   4. 22. Defence of due diligence

   5. 23. Liability of persons other than the principal offender

   6. 24. Consequential amendments

6. Signature

7. SCHEDULES

   1. Schedule 1

      — Essential Health and Safety Requirements (Annex I to the Lifts Directive)

   2. Schedule 2

      — Content of the EC Declaration of Conformity (Annex II to the Lifts Directive)

   3. Schedule 3

      — The CE marking and other inscriptions (Annex III to and other requirements of Articles 8(4) and 10 of the Lifts Directive)

   4. Schedule 4

      — List of Safety Components (Annex IV to the Lifts Directive)

   5. Schedule 5

      — EC Type-examination—module B (Annex V to the Lifts Directive)

   6. Schedule 6

      — Final Inspection of lifts (Annex VI to the Lifts Directive)

   7. Schedule 7

      — Product Quality Assurance—module E (Annex VIII to the Lifts Directive)

   8. Schedule 8

      — Full Quality Assurance—module H (Annex IX to the Lifts Directive)

   9. Schedule 9

      — Unit Verification (Annex X to the Lifts Directive)

   10. Schedule 10

       — Conformity to Type with Random Checking—module C (Annex XI to the Lifts Directive)

   11. Schedule 11

       — Product Quality Assurance for Lifts—module E (Annex XII to the Lifts Directive)

   12. Schedule 12

       — Full Quality Assurance for Lifts—module H (Annex XIII to the Lifts Directive)

   13. Schedule 13

       — Production Quality Assurance—module D (Annex XIV to the Lifts Directive)

   14. Schedule 14

       — Excluded Lifts

   15. Schedule 15

       — Enforcement

8. Explanatory Note