The Lifts Regulations 2016

Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a safety component for lifts available on the marketE+W+S

37.—(1) Before making a safety component for lifts available on the market, the distributor must ensure that—

(a)the safety component for lifts—

(i)bears the [F1UK] marking;

(ii)is accompanied by the F2... declaration of conformity and the required documents; and

[F3(iii)is accompanied by the instructions referred to in paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 and that they are clear, legible and in easily understandable English;]

(b)the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 19 (labelling and instructions); and

(c)the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 28 (information identifying importer).

F4(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In paragraph 1(a)(ii), “required documents” means any labels or documents that are required to be provided with the safety component for lifts pursuant to—

(a)regulation 19(3); and

(b)regulation 28(3).

Extent Information

E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

Textual Amendments

Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a safety component for lifts available on the marketN.I.

37.—(1) Before making a safety component for lifts available on the market, the distributor must ensure that—

(a)the safety component for lifts—

(i)bears the CE marking;

(ii)is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents; and

(iii)is accompanied by the instructions referred to in [F5paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1] in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the [F6relevant state] in which the safety component for lifts is to be made available on the market;

(b)the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 19 (labelling and instructions); and

(c)the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 28 (information identifying importer).

(2) Where the safety component for lifts is to be made available to end-users in [F7Northern Ireland] the language which can be easily understood by end-users is English.

(3) In paragraph 1(a)(ii), “required documents” means any labels or documents that are required to be provided with the safety component for lifts pursuant to—

(a)regulation 19(3); and

(b)regulation 28(3).

Extent Information

E2This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

Textual Amendments