CHAPTER 1GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1Subject matter
This Regulation lays down rules on watercraft identification, in particular rules on assignment and administration of manufacturer's codes.
Article 2Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
- (a)
F1‘UK national body’ means a body appointed by the Secretary of State for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer;
- (b)
‘country where the manufacturer is established’ means the country where the manufacturer has its registered office, in case of a legal person, or a permanent address, in case of a natural person;
- (c)
F2‘UK national register’ means the register held by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, where the unique code of manufacturer for manufacturers established in the United Kingdom is recorded;
- (d)
F3‘UK third country register’ means the register held by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, where the unique code of manufacturer for manufacturers established outside of the United Kingdom is recorded;
- (e)
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- (f)
F5‘approved bodies’ register' means the register held by or on behalf of the Secretary of State where the post-construction assessment identification code is recorded.
CHAPTER 2COMPOSITION OF THE WATERCRAFT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Article 3Watercraft identification number
1.
A watercraft identification number (WIN) shall consist of the following elements in the following order:
(a)
the country code of the manufacturer indicating where the manufacturer is established;
(c)
a unique serial number assigned by the manufacturer for identification of the watercraft and used only once by that manufacturer; however the same combination of characters may be used also by another manufacturer with the distinctive element being the combination with the unique code of manufacturer and the country code of the manufacturer;
(d)
month and year of production;
(e)
model year which corresponds to the year when the specific watercraft is intended to be placed on the F8United Kingdom market.
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The composition of the WIN shall comply with the second paragraph of F9paragraph 2.1 of Schedule 1 to the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017.
CHAPTER 3ASSIGNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIQUE CODE OF THE MANUFACTURER
Article 4Assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer
1.
The unique code of the manufacturer shall be assigned by the F10UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State following a request by a manufacturer or its authorised representative in accordance with Article 6 or 7.
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Article 5F13UK national body for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer
1.
F14The Secretary of State may designate the UK national body responsible for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer.
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In the absence of a designation under paragraph 1, the Secretary of State is responsible for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer.
Article 6Procedure for assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer to a F17manufacturer established in the United Kingdom
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A manufacturer established in the United Kingdom must, before placing a watercraft on the market of Great Britain, submit an application in English for the assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer, to the UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State.
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The F21UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State, after having verified the application, shall assign the unique code of the manufacturer in compliance with Article 4.
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Article 7Procedure for assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer to a manufacturer established F25outside of the United Kingdom
1.
A manufacturer established F26outside of the United Kingdom or its authorised representative shall, before placing a watercraft on the F27United Kingdom market, submit an application, in F28English, for the assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer to the F29UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State.
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Upon receipt of an application from a manufacturer, the F32UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State shall verify in the F33UK third country register the availability of the codes combination in order to ensure that it is the first time the manufacturer has submitted an application F34....
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When assigning the unique code of the manufacturer to a manufacturer established outside of the United Kingdom, the UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State shall register that code and the name and address of the manufacturer in the UK third country register.
Article 8Procedure in case of post-construction assessment
1.
In case of post-construction assessment, referred to in F39regulations 42, 43 and 48 of the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017, where the F40approved body has to affix under F41its responsibility the watercraft identification number, the unique code of manufacturer is indicated by the post-construction assessment identification code and shall be assigned by the F42Secretary of State.
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F44Article 9Fees
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F45Article 9ATransitional provision in relation to EU exit
1.
In this Article, “pre-exit period” means the period beginning with 24 January 2017 and ending immediately before exit day.
2.
Where during the pre-exit period—
(a)
a manufacturer has submitted an application to the national body of the United Kingdom for the assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer, in accordance with Article 6 as it had effect immediately before exit day; but
(b)
the unique code of the manufacturer has not been assigned,
3.
Where during the pre-exit period the national body of the United Kingdom has assigned the unique code for a manufacturer, in accordance with Article 4 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, that unique code is to be treated as if it were issued by the UK national body (or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State) in accordance with Article 4 as it has effect on and after IP completion day.
Article 10Entry into force
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