{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/falling-object-protective-structures-for-construction-plant-eec-requirements-regulations-1988/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/falling-object-protective-structures-for-construction-plant-eec-requirements-regulations-1988/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/362",
  "legislation_title": "The Falling-object Protective Structures for Construction Plant (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/falling-object-protective-structures-for-construction-plant-eec-requirements-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Appointment of approved bodies",
  "text": "The Secretary of State shall appoint a body or bodies of persons in accordance with the conditions of the Framework Directive and subject to such conditions as he shall think fit—\n(a) to carry out examinations of any FOPS to ascertain whether or not it conforms with the EEC type-examination requirements;\n(b) to issue EEC type-examination certificates with respect to any EEC protective structure;\n(c) to carry out EEC inspections; and\n(d) to do such other things as may be required or permitted under or in connection with these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/362/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:10:46.744967+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."
}