14.—(1) Following a request from the enforcing authority, and within such period as the authority may specify, a manufacturer must provide the authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate that a vessel is in conformity with Part 2.
(2) A request referred to in paragraph (1)—
(a)may only be made during the period of 10 years beginning on the day the vessel was placed on the market; and
(b)must be accompanied by the reasons for making the request.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1)–
(a)may be provided electronically; and
(b)must be in a language which can be easily understood by the enforcing authority.
(4) A manufacturer must, at the request of the enforcing authority, cooperate with that authority on any action taken to—
(a)evaluate a vessel in accordance with regulation 58 (evaluation of vessels presenting a risk); or
(b)eliminate the risks posed by a vessel which the manufacturer has placed on the market.