PART 2Requirements in relation to charge points
Assurance13.
(1)
When a relevant charge point is sold, it must be accompanied by a statement of compliance.
(2)
A statement of compliance means a document which—
(a)
identifies the relevant charge point by reference to its model or type;
(b)
contains statements that the relevant charge point complies with these Regulations and that the seller is responsible for ensuring that the relevant charge point complies with these Regulations;
(c)
includes the name and address of the seller; and
(d)
is signed by or on behalf of the seller and dated.
(3)
There must be a technical file in respect of a relevant charge point.
(4)
Where a person to whom a relevant charge point is sold requests a copy of the technical file, that person must be supplied with a copy of that file.
(5)
In this regulation, a technical file means documentation which makes it possible to assess the relevant charge point’s compliance with these Regulations and which meets the requirements set out in paragraph (6).
(6)
The documentation in the technical file must—
(a)
address the design, manufacture and operation of the relevant charge point;
(b)
include a general description of the relevant charge point and a copy of the operating manual in respect of it;
(c)
include, subject to paragraph (7), written descriptions in plain English of the solutions adopted to meet the requirements of regulations 5 to 11 of, and paragraphs 1 to 10 of Schedule 1 to, these Regulations;
(d)
include written descriptions and explanations in plain English in respect of any diagrams or drawings used in the documentation;
(e)
include copies of any test reports that have been completed in respect of the relevant charge point and that are deemed relevant to proving compliance with these Regulations;
(f)
include details of the version of the software operating on the relevant charge point at the time of sale; and
(g)
be up-to-date at the time of sale.
(7)
Where, by virtue of regulation 4(2), a relevant charge point does not comply with the requirements in paragraphs 1 to 10 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, the written descriptions referred to in paragraph (6)(c) do not need to refer to those requirements.