SCHEDULE 28Amendment of the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 and related amendment

PART 1Amendment to the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017

Substitution of regulation 106

For regulation 10 (EU declaration of conformity and CE marking) substitute—

Declaration of conformity and UK marking10

1

Where the conformity of a product with the essential requirements has been demonstrated by a relevant conformity assessment procedure, the manufacturer must, before placing the product on the market—

a

draw up a declaration of conformity in accordance with regulation 53; and

b

affix the UK marking to the product in accordance with regulation 54.

2

The declaration of conformity must follow the format set out in Schedule 4.

3

But where a declaration of conformity relates to a partly-completed watercraft, the declaration must follow the format set out in Schedule 3.

4

The manufacturer must keep the declaration of conformity up to date.

5

Where a product is subject to more than one enactment requiring the drawing up of a declaration of conformity, the manufacturer must draw up a single declaration of conformity which identifies each enactment by its title.