# The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 2: Withdrawal notice


(1) An enforcing authority may serve a withdrawal notice on a relevant economic operator in respect of electrical equipment if the authority has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a) the electrical equipment has been made available on the market; and
(b) either of the following conditions are met—
(i) the electrical equipment presents a risk; or
(ii) the electrical equipment is not in conformity with the requirements of these Regulations or RAMS (in its application to electrical equipment).
(2) A withdrawal notice must prohibit the relevant economic operator from making the electrical equipment available on the market without the consent of the enforcing authority.
(3) A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to take action to alert end-users to any risk presented by the electrical equipment.
(4) A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to keep the enforcing authority informed of the whereabouts of any electrical equipment referred to in the notice.
(5) A consent given by the enforcing authority pursuant to a withdrawal notice, may impose such conditions on the making available on the market as the enforcing authority considers appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1101/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electrical-equipment-safety-regulations-2016/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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