# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1 of 3 January 2017 on procedures for watercraft identification under Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on recreational craft and personal watercraft (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)‘UK national body’ means a body appointed by the Secretary of State for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer;
(b)‘country where the manufacturer is established’ means the country where the manufacturer has its registered office, in case of a legal person, or a permanent address, in case of a natural person;
(c)‘UK national register’ means the register held by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, where the unique code of manufacturer for manufacturers established in the United Kingdom is recorded;
(d)‘UK third country register’ means the register held by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, where the unique code of manufacturer for manufacturers established outside of the United Kingdom is recorded;
(e)...
(f)‘approved bodies’ register' means the register held by or on behalf of the Secretary of State where the post-construction assessment identification code is recorded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1/article-2
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