F1PART 4Approval of Conformity Assessment Bodies
Operational matters in relation to approved bodiesE250
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 46; 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 Part 2 of Schedule 4.
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 2; or
b
to affix, or cause to be affixed, the body's identification number pursuant to regulation 44 (identification number).
United Kingdom Accreditation ServiceE150
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 49.
Pt. 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. 21 para. 30 (with Sch. 21 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(j)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)