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The Lifts Regulations 2016 in Northern Ireland

S.I. 2016/1093 · Made 15 November 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Consumer Protection

Health And Safety

Made 15th November 2016

Laid before Parliament 16th November 2016

Coming into force 8th December 2016

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act M2 in relation to measures relating to lifts and safety components for use in lifts.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A M3 of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1996/1912.

M2

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1), and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1.

M3

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Schedule, Part 1.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 3Scope and application
  4. 4Exception for trade fairs, exhibitions or demonstrations
  5. Part 2: Obligations of economic operators
  6. Chapter: Installers
  7. 6Design, manufacture, installation and testing in accordance with essential health and safety requirements
  8. 11Monitoring of lifts placed on the market
  9. 13Provision of information and cooperation
  10. 14Specific duties relating to buildings or constructions in which lifts are installed
  11. Chapter: Manufacturers
  12. 15Design and manufacture in accordance with essential health and safety requirements
  13. 21Monitoring of safety components for lifts made available on the market
  14. 23Provision of information and cooperation
  15. Chapter: Authorised representatives
  16. Chapter: Importers
  17. 25Prohibition on placing on the market a safety component for lifts which is not in conformity with the essential health and safety requirements
  18. 27Prohibition on placing on the market safety components for lifts considered not to be in conformity with the essential health and safety requirements
  19. 30Storage and transport
  20. 31Monitoring of safety components for lifts made available on the market
  21. 32Duty to take action in respect of safety components for lifts placed on the market which are considered not to be in conformity
  22. 34Provision of information and cooperation
  23. 35Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers
  24. Chapter: Distributors
  25. 36Duty to act with due care
  26. 38Prohibition on making available on the market where the safety component for lifts is not considered to be in conformity with the essential health and safety requirements
  27. 39Storage and transport
  28. 41Provision of information and cooperation
  29. 42Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to distributors
  30. Chapter: All economic operators
  31. 43Translation of declaration of conformity
  32. 44Identification of economic operators
  33. Part 3: Conformity assessment
  34. 50AUK(NI) indication
  35. 50BRegister of notified bodies established in the United Kingdom
  36. Part 4: Notification of conformity assessment bodies Approval of Conformity Assessment Bodies
  37. Part 5: Market surveillance and enforcement
  38. 60Designation of market surveillance authority
  39. 61Enforcement
  40. 62Enforcement powers
  41. 64Evaluation of lifts or safety components for lifts presenting a risk
  42. 66EU safeguard procedure
  43. 69Restrictive measures
  44. 70Offences
  45. 72Defence of due diligence
  46. 73Liability of persons other than principal offender
  47. 74Time limit for prosecution of offences
  48. 75Service of documents
  49. 76Recovery of expenses of enforcement
  50. 77Action by enforcing authority
  51. 78Appeals against notices
  52. 79Appropriate court for appeals against notices
  53. 80Compensation
  54. Part 6: Miscellaneous
  55. Signature
  56. Schedule 1: Essential Health and Safety Requirements
  57. 4Risks for persons in the car
  58. 5Other risks
  59. 7Instructions
  60. Schedule 2: Excluded lifts
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. 3Paragraph 3
  64. 4Paragraph 4
  65. 5Paragraph 5
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. 7Paragraph 7
  68. 8Paragraph 8
  69. 9Paragraph 9
  70. 10Paragraph 10
  71. 11Paragraph 11
  72. Schedule 3: List of safety components referred to in Article 1(1) of the Directive
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. 6Paragraph 6
  79. Schedule 4: Notified Approved body requirements
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. 4Paragraph 4
  84. 6Paragraph 6
  85. 7Paragraph 7
  86. 10Paragraph 10
  87. 12Paragraph 12
  88. 13Paragraph 13
  89. 14Paragraph 14
  90. 15Paragraph 15
  91. 16Paragraph 16
  92. Schedule 5: EU declaration of conformity
  93. Part 1: EU declaration of conformity for lifts
  94. Part 2: EU declaration of conformity for safety components for lifts
  95. Schedule 6: Operational obligations of notified approved bodies
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. 8Paragraph 8
  103. 10Paragraph 10
  104. 11Paragraph 11
  105. Schedule 7: Enforcement powers of the Secretary of State and the Department under the 1987 Act
  106. 1Enforcement powers under the 1987 Act
  107. 2Modifications to the 1987 Act
  108. Schedule 8: Enforcement powers of the Health and Safety Executive under the 1974 Act
  109. 1Enforcement powers under the 1974 Act
  110. 2Modifications to the 1974 Act
  111. Schedule 9: Enforcement powers of the Department under the 1978 Order
  112. 1Enforcement powers under the 1978 Order
  113. 2Modifications to the 1978 Order
  114. Schedule 10: Compliance, withdrawal and recall notices
  115. 1Compliance notice
  116. 4Interpretation
  117. Part MODULE B
  118. 1A. Type examination of safety components for lifts
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. 4Paragraph 4
  122. 5Paragraph 5
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. 7Paragraph 7
  125. 8Paragraph 8
  126. 9Paragraph 9
  127. 10Paragraph 10
  128. 11Paragraph 11
  129. 1B. Type examination of lifts
  130. 2Paragraph 2
  131. 3Paragraph 3
  132. 4Paragraph 4
  133. 5Paragraph 5
  134. 6Paragraph 6
  135. 7Paragraph 7
  136. 8Paragraph 8
  137. 9Paragraph 9
  138. 10Paragraph 10
  139. 11Paragraph 11
  140. 12Paragraph 12
  141. 1Paragraph 1
  142. 2Obligations of the installer
  143. 3Final inspection
  144. 3.1Paragraph 3.1
  145. 3.2Paragraph 3.2
  146. 3.3Paragraph 3.3
  147. 4Paragraph 4
  148. 5UK marking and declaration of conformity Repealed
  149. 5.1Paragraph 5.1
  150. 5.2Paragraph 5.2
  151. 6Authorised representative
  152. Part MODULE E
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. 2Obligations of the manufacturer
  155. 3Quality system Repealed
  156. 3.1Paragraph 3.1
  157. 3.2Paragraph 3.2
  158. 3.3Paragraph 3.3
  159. 3.4Paragraph 3.4
  160. 3.5Paragraph 3.5
  161. 4Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body Repealed
  162. 4.1Paragraph 4.1
  163. 4.2Paragraph 4.2
  164. 4.3Paragraph 4.3
  165. 4.4Paragraph 4.4
  166. 5UK marking and Declaration of conformity Repealed
  167. 5.1Paragraph 5.1
  168. 5.2Paragraph 5.2
  169. 6Paragraph 6
  170. 7Paragraph 7
  171. 8Authorised representative
  172. Part MODULE H
  173. 1Paragraph 1
  174. 2Obligations of the manufacturer
  175. 3Quality system Repealed
  176. 3.1Paragraph 3.1
  177. 3.2Paragraph 3.2
  178. 3.3Paragraph 3.3
  179. 3.4Paragraph 3.4
  180. 3.5Paragraph 3.5
  181. 4Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body Repealed
  182. 4.1Paragraph 4.1
  183. 4.2Paragraph 4.2
  184. 4.3Paragraph 4.3
  185. 4.4Paragraph 4.4
  186. 5UK marking and Declaration of conformity Repealed
  187. 5.1Paragraph 5.1
  188. 5.2Paragraph 5.2
  189. 6Paragraph 6
  190. 7Paragraph 7
  191. 8Authorised representative
  192. Schedule 15: CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION FOR LIFTS (Annex VIII to the Directive)
  193. Part MODULE G
  194. 1Paragraph 1
  195. 2Obligations of the installer Repealed
  196. 2.1Paragraph 2.1
  197. 2.2Paragraph 2.2
  198. 3Paragraph 3
  199. 4Verification
  200. 5UK marking and Declaration of conformity Repealed
  201. 5.1Paragraph 5.1
  202. 5.2Paragraph 5.2
  203. 6Paragraph 6
  204. 7Authorised representative
  205. Schedule 16: CONFORMITY TO TYPE WITH RANDOM CHECKING FOR SAFETY COMPONENTS FOR LIFTS (Annex IX to the Directive)
  206. Part MODULE C2
  207. 1Paragraph 1
  208. 2Manufacturing
  209. 3Paragraph 3
  210. 4Paragraph 4
  211. 5UK marking and Declaration of conformity Repealed
  212. 5.1Paragraph 5.1
  213. 5.2Paragraph 5.2
  214. 6Authorised representative
  215. Schedule 17: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR LIFTS (Annex X to the Directive)
  216. Part MODULE E
  217. 1Paragraph 1
  218. 2Obligations of the installer
  219. 3Quality system Repealed
  220. 3.1Paragraph 3.1
  221. 3.2Paragraph 3.2
  222. 3.3Paragraph 3.3
  223. 3.4Paragraph 3.4
  224. 3.4.1Paragraph 3.4.1
  225. 3.4.2Paragraph 3.4.2
  226. 4Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body Repealed
  227. 4.1Paragraph 4.1
  228. 4.2Paragraph 4.2
  229. 4.3Paragraph 4.3
  230. 4.4Paragraph 4.4
  231. 5Paragraph 5
  232. 6Paragraph 6
  233. 7UK marking and declaration of conformity Repealed
  234. 7.1Paragraph 7.1
  235. 7.2Paragraph 7.2
  236. 8Authorised representative
  237. Schedule 18: CONFORMITY BASED ON FULL QUALITY ASSURANCE PLUS DESIGN EXAMINATION FOR LIFTS (Annex XI to the Directive)
  238. Part MODULE H1
  239. 1Paragraph 1
  240. 2Obligations of the installer
  241. 3Quality system Repealed
  242. 3.1Paragraph 3.1
  243. 3.2Paragraph 3.2
  244. 3.3Paragraph 3.3
  245. 3.3.1Paragraph 3.3.1
  246. 3.3.2Paragraph 3.3.2
  247. 3.3.3Paragraph 3.3.3
  248. 3.3.4Paragraph 3.3.4
  249. 3.3.5Paragraph 3.3.5
  250. 3.4Paragraph 3.4
  251. 3.5Paragraph 3.5
  252. 4Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body Repealed
  253. 4.1Paragraph 4.1
  254. 4.2Paragraph 4.2
  255. 4.3Paragraph 4.3
  256. 4.4Paragraph 4.4
  257. 5Paragraph 5
  258. 6Paragraph 6
  259. 7UK marking and Declaration of conformity Repealed
  260. 7.1Paragraph 7.1
  261. 7.2Paragraph 7.2
  262. 8Authorised representative
  263. Schedule 19: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR LIFTS (Annex XII to the Directive)
  264. Part MODULE D
  265. 1Paragraph 1
  266. 2Obligations of the installer
  267. 3Quality system Repealed
  268. 3.1Paragraph 3.1
  269. 3.2Paragraph 3.2
  270. 3.3Paragraph 3.3
  271. 3.4Paragraph 3.4
  272. 3.4.1Paragraph 3.4.1
  273. 3.4.2Paragraph 3.4.2
  274. 4Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body Repealed
  275. 4.1Paragraph 4.1
  276. 4.2Paragraph 4.2
  277. 4.3Paragraph 4.3
  278. 4.4Paragraph 4.4
  279. 5Paragraph 5
  280. 6Paragraph 6
  281. 7UK marking and Declaration of conformity Repealed
  282. 7.1Paragraph 7.1
  283. 7.2Paragraph 7.2
  284. 8Authorised representative
  285. Explanatory note