PART I PRELIMINARY

1 Citation and commencement
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2 Revocation and disapplication
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3 Interpretation
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4 Essential requirements
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5 Specific essential requirements for fixed installations
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Regulations revoked (8.12.2016) by The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1091), regs. 1, 75(1) (with savings in regs. 74, 75 (as amended (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/696, reg. 1, Sch. 20 para. 33, 34 (which amending S.I. is itself amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

PART II APPLICATION

6 General conditions of application
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7 Existing legislation
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Exclusions

8 Electromagnetically benign equipment
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9 Regulation establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation
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10 Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive
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11 Radio amateur apparatus
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12 Equipment covered by other Directives
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13 Measuring Instruments Directive
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14 Equipment presented at trade fairs or similar events
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PART III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS – APPARATUS

15 Requirements for placing on the market
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16 Requirements for putting into service
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17 Exception from regulation 15 and 16
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18 Compliance with the essential requirements
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19 The internal production control procedure
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20 Involvement of a notified body
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21 The CE marking
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22 EC declaration of conformity
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23 Retention of documentation
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PART IV UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFIED BODIES

24 Designation of United Kingdom notified bodies
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25 Variation and termination
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26 Fees
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27 Functions of notified body
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28 Limitations on duties to exercise functions
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29 Contractors
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30 Form of statement of compliance
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31 Conditions of statement of compliance
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32 Withdrawal of statement of compliance
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33 Procedure where a notified body is minded to refuse to give, or to vary or to withdraw a statement of compliance
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PART V GENERAL REQUIREMENTS – FIXED INSTALLATIONS

34 Exemption for certain apparatus from placing on the market requirements
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35 General duty relating to the putting into service of fixed installations
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36 Evidence of compliance with the essential requirements
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PART VI ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement authorities and powers

37 Enforcement authorities
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37A Investigatory powers
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38 Test purchases
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39 Powers of search
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40 Provisions supplemental to regulation 39
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41 Appeals against detention of apparatus
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42 Compliance notices
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43 Suspension notices
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44 Appeals against suspension notices
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45 Power to require production of documents and information
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Offences

46 Placing on the market or putting into service of equipment in contravention of regulation 15, 16, 34 or 35
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47 Contravention of suspension notice
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48 False or misleading information
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49 Misuse of the CE marking
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50 Obstruction of officers of enforcement authorities
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51 Failure to retain documentation
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52 Defence of due diligence
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53 Liability of persons other than the principal offender
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54 Extension of time for bringing summary proceedings
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55 Inference of condition of equipment at time of placing on the market or putting into service
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Powers of the court

56 Penalties
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57 Power of the court to require matter to be remedied
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58 Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
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59 Forfeiture: Scotland
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60 Recovery of expenses of enforcement
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PART VII MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

61 Service of documents
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62 Duty of enforcement authority to inform the Secretary of State of action taken
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63 Savings for certain privileges
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64 Savings for action taken under other enactments
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Consequential amendments

65 Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004
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