Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 4 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 22 para. 31 (with Sch. 22 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(k)(iv)(v)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
56.—(1) Subject to the terms of its appointment, an approved body must carry out the conformity assessment activities and procedures—
(a)in respect of which the body's approval was given under regulation 51; or
(b)in respect of which the body's notification as a notified body was made.
(2) Where an approved body carries out a conformity assessment procedure, it must do so in accordance with Schedule 6.
(3) An approved body must make provision for a manufacturer to be able to make an appeal against a refusal by the approved body—
(a)to issue a Type-examination certificate referred to in Schedule 11; or
(b)to affix, or cause to be affixed, the body's identification number pursuant to regulation 50.]
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
56. The Secretary of State may authorise the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to carry out the following activities on behalf of the Secretary of State—
(a)assessing whether a conformity assessment body meets the notified body requirements; and
(b)monitoring notified bodies (in accordance with regulation 55).
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