# The Lifts Regulations 2016, Regulation 50: UK marking

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The UK marking must be affixed visibly, legibly, and indelibly—
(a) to the lift carrier;
(b) to the safety component for lifts; or
(c) where paragraph (1A) applies, to—
(i) a label affixed to the lift carrier or the safety component; or
(ii) to a document accompanying the lift or the safety component.
(1A) For a period of seven years beginning with IP completion day, the UK marking may be affixed to—
(a) a label affixed to the lift carrier or the safety component; or
(b) to a document accompanying the lift or the safety component.
(2) Where paragraph (1A) does not apply and it is not possible, on account of the nature of a safety component for lifts, to affix the UK marking in accordance with paragraph (1), the UK marking must be affixed to a label inseparably attached to the safety component for lifts.
(3) The UK marking in respect of a lift must be followed by the identification number of the approved body involved in any of the following conformity assessment procedures—
(a) the final inspection referred to in Schedule 12;
(b) unit verification referred to in Schedule 15;
(c) quality assurance referred to in Schedules 17, 18 or 19 .
(4) The UK marking in respect of a safety component for lifts must be followed by the identification number of the approved body involved in any of the following conformity assessment procedures—
(a) product quality assurance referred to in Schedule 13;
(b) full quality assurance referred to in Schedule 14 ;
(c) conformity to type with random checking for safety components for lifts referred to in Schedule 16 .
(5) The identification number of the approved body must be affixed—
(a) by the notified body itself; or
(b) under the instructions of the approved body, by the installer or the installer's authorised representative or by the manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorised representative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1093/regulation/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifts-regulations-2016/regulation-50
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