{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electromagnetic-compatibility-regulations-2005/regulation-54",
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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/54",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Contractors etc.",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, a United Kingdom competent body may, in exercising its functions—\n(a) arrange for some other person to carry out any test, assessment or inspection on its behalf; or\n(b) require the applicant to satisfy another person with respect to any matter at the applicant's expense.\n(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) above authorises a United Kingdom competent body to rely on the opinion of another person with regard to whether any relevant apparatus conforms with the protection requirements.\n(3) Nothing in these Regulations shall preclude a person referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) above from charging any fee in respect of any work undertaken by him in pursuance of those sub-paragraphs.",
  "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/54",
    "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."
}