# The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016, Regulation 51: Designation of market surveillance authority

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Save where paragraph (2) applies, the market surveillance authority in Great Britain for a product is the Health and Safety Executive.
(2) The market surveillance authority in Great Britain for a product is the Office for Nuclear Regulation, in so far as these Regulations apply to—
(a) any person who places on the market or supplies a product intended exclusively or primarily for use on a GB nuclear site;
(b) any person who puts into service a product on a relevant nuclear site.
(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant nuclear site” means a site which is—
(a) a GB nuclear site;
(b) an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998);
(c) a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998).
(4) In paragraphs (2) and (3), “GB nuclear site” means a nuclear site in Great Britain (within the meaning given in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1107/regulation/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equipment-and-protective-systems-intended-for-use-in-potentially-explosive-atmospheres-regulations-2016/regulation-51
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