{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electromagnetic-compatibility-regulations-2005/regulation-47",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/281",
  "legislation_title": "The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electromagnetic-compatibility-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/47",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Competent bodies",
  "text": "For the purposes of these Regulations, a competent body is a body responsible for issuing technical reports and technical certificates pursuant to Article 10.2 of the EMC Directive either for all descriptions of relevant apparatus (other than radiocommunication transmission apparatus) or for specific descriptions thereof, and which is for the time being—\n(a) a United Kingdom competent body pursuant to appointment under regulation 48 below;\n(b) a competent body of a member State other than the United Kingdom; or\n(c) recognised for the purpose of carrying out those functions by inclusion in a mutual recognition agreement relating to the EMC Directive or a similar agreement (including a Protocol to the Europe Agreement, or other Agreement, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products) which has been concluded between the Community and a State other than an EEA State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/281/regulation/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:10:08.783165+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}