SCHEDULE 24Amendment of the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Amendment to regulation 22

1

Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

omit the definition of “accreditation”;

b

omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;

c

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 19, 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 established in the United Kingdom and appointed in accordance with regulation 19;

d

omit the definition of “CE marking”;

e

omit the definition of “Commission”;

f

for the definition of “conformity assessment procedure” substitute—

  • “conformity assessment procedure” means a procedure for conformity assessment set out in Schedule 1A;

g

after the definition of “conformity assessment procedure” insert—

  • “declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity drawn up in accordance with regulation 48 (declaration of conformity);

  • “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 “EU declaration of conformity”;

j

omit the definition of “European approval for materials”;

k

omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;

l

for the definition of “importer” substitute—

  • “importer” means a person who—

    1. a

      is established in the United Kingdom; and

    2. b

      places pressure equipment or an assembly from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market;

m

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

n

omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;

o

omit the definition of “Official Journal”;

p

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

q

after the definition of “technical specification” insert—

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

3

Omit paragraphs (5) and (7).