# The Docks Regulations 1988, Regulation 17: Certificates and reports


(1) A certificate or report containing particulars approved in writing for the time being by the Health and Safety Executive for the purposes of this regulation shall be obtained from the competent person by the owner of the plant within 28 days following any test pursuant to regulation 14 or examination pursuant to regulation 15.
(2) A certificate or report of a test pursuant to regulation 14 shall be kept in a safe place by the owner until the plant is taken out of use, and a certificate or report of an examination pursuant to regulation 15 shall be kept by the owner in a safe place for a period of at least two years from receipt of the certificate or report of the next following examination.
(3) Where a test pursuant to regulation 14 or an examination pursuant to regulation 15 shows that a lifting appliance cannot be used with safety unless certain repairs are carried out immediately or within a specified time, a copy of the certificate or report completed in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be supplied by the competent person to the Health and Safety Executive within 28 days of completion of the test or examination.
(4) The owner of the plant shall supply a copy of the latest certificate or report obtained under paragraph (1) to any employer or self-employed person hiring or using the plant, and any such hirer or user shall ensure that he receives it from the owner and consults it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1655/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/docks-regulations-1988/regulation-17
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