The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment to regulation 2

2.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4)—

(a) omit the definition of “accreditation”;

(b) omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;

(c) after the definition of “the 1987 Act” insert—

““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 45 (approved bodies);”;

(d) for the definition of “authorised representative” substitute—

““authorised representative” means—

(a)

a person who—

(i)

immediately before exit day was established in the United Kingdom or an EEA state and was appointed by a manufacturer by written mandate to perform specified tasks for that manufacturer, in accordance with regulation 15, as it had effect immediately before exit day; and

(ii)

on or after exit day continues to be so established and appointed by the manufacturer to perform those tasks; or

(b)

a person who, on or after exit day, is appointed in accordance with regulation 15;”;

(e) omit the definition of “CE marking”;

(f) omit the definition of “competent national authority”;

(g) after the definition of “conformity assessment procedure” insert—

““designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;

(h) in the definition of “the Directive” at the end insert “(as it has effect immediately before exit day)”;

(i) omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;

(j) for the definition of “importer” substitute—

““importer” means a person who—

(a)

is established in the United Kingdom; and

(b)

places a vessel from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market;”;

(k) in the definition of “make available on the market” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(l) omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;

(m) omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;

(n) omit the definition of “Official Journal”;

(o) in the definition of “place on the market” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(p) after the definition of “technical specification” insert—

““UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;

“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”.

(3) Omit paragraphs (6) and (7).