# The Lifts Regulations 2016, Paragraph 2


The application for Type examination shall be lodged by the manufacturer, or his authorised representative, with a single approved body of his choice.
The application shall include:
(a) the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well and the place of manufacture of the safety components for lifts;
(b) a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other approved body;
(c) the technical documentation;
(d) a representative specimen of the safety component for lifts or details of the place where it can be examined. The approved body may request further specimens if needed for carrying out the test programme;
(e) the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution. This supporting evidence shall mention any documents, including other relevant technical specifications, that have been used, in particular where the relevant designated standards have not been applied in full. The supporting evidence shall include, where necessary, the results of tests carried out in accordance with other relevant technical specifications by the appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer, or by another testing laboratory on his behalf and under his responsibility.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1093/schedule/11/paragraph/2n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifts-regulations-2016/schedule-11/paragraph-2n1
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