[F119.—(1) Regulations 19A to 19F apply to transportable pressure equipment within the scope of the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive by virtue of article 1(2)(a) of that Directive [F2, subject to the modification in paragraph (1A)].
[F3(1A) The modification referred to in paragraph (1) is that the reference to “making it available on the market” in that article is to be read as a reference to making it available on the GB market, as defined by these Regulations.]
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in those regulations to a manufacturer, importer, distributor, owner or operator as “it” is not to be construed as excluding a natural person.
[F4(3) Where transportable pressure equipment has been—
(a)placed on the GB market by an importer; or
(b)made available on the GB market by a distributor
prior to IP completion day, references to those economic operators in the regulations identified in paragraph (4) include such economic operators established in a relevant territory.
(4) The regulations referred to in paragraph (3) are—
(a)in respect of an importer—
(i)regulation 19CA(1)(b) and (2)(a),
(ii)regulation 19D(3)(a) and (4)(a), and
(iii)regulation 19E(2)(a), and
(b)in respect of a distributor, regulation 19E(2)(a).]]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 19 substituted (24.10.2011) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1885), regs. 1, 7(1)
F2Words in reg. 19(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1111), regs. 1, 8(2)