# The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 2: Designation procedure


The Secretary of State may designate as approved bodies only those conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the approved body requirements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348275520/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-marine-equipment-regulations-2025/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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