# The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1992, Regulation 5: Appointment and functions of notified bodies


(1) The Secretary of State may approve one or more bodies to perform functions under these Regulations and, where he does so, shall notify its or their names to the Commission and to the other member States.
(2) Any such approval—
(a) may be given for an unlimited period or for a specified period; and
(b) may be given subject to conditions,
and the Secretary of State may withdraw an approval if the body ceases to satisfy or comply with any such condition.
(3) A notified body may—
(a) carry out or secure the carrying out of examinations and tests and issue EC type- examination certificates in respect of models of appliances and fittings under regulation 10;
(b) carry out or secure the carrying out of examinations and evaluations and approve quality systems under regulation 14;
(c) carry out or secure the carrying out of examinations and issue EC certificates of conformity of appliances and fittings under regulations 17 and 18;
(d) carry out or secure the carrying out of examinations and issue EC certificates of conformity in respect of batches of appliances and fittings under regulation 18;
(e) require an applicant to supply further specimens of the model to which an application under regulation 10 relates; and
(f) do such other things as may be required or permitted under these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/711/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gas-appliances-safety-regulations-1992/regulation-5
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