SCHEDULE 23Amendment of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Amendment to regulation 22

1

Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

for the definition of “authorised representative” substitute—

  • “authorised representative” means—

    1. a

      a person who—

      1. 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 14, as it had effect immediately before exit day; and

      2. ii

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

    2. b

      a person who, on or after exit day, is appointed in accordance with regulation 14;

b

omit the definition of “CE marking”;

c

after the definition of “authorised representative”, insert—

  • “declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 6 (declaration of conformity);

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

d

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

e

omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;

f

omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;

g

for the definition of “importer” substitute—

  • “importer” means a person who—

    1. a

      is established in the United Kingdom, and

    2. b

      places electrical equipment from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market;

h

omit the definition of “international safety provision”;

i

in the definition of “making available on the market”, for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

j

omit the definition of “Official Journal”;

k

in the definition of “placing on the market”, for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;

l

after the definition of “relevant economic operator” insert ----

  • “relevant international safety provision” means a safety provision of a standard set out by the International Commission on the Rules for the Approval of Electrical Equipment or the International Electrotechnical Commission, which has been published by the Secretary of State in a manner the Secretary of State considers appropriate;

m

after the definition of “technical specification”, insert—

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

3

Omit paragraph (5).