Regulation 59 UK national accreditation bodyF1E1
England, Wales and Scotland
The Secretary of State may authorise the UK national accreditation body to carry out the following activities on behalf of the Secretary of State—
assessing whether a conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements; and
monitoring approved bodies in accordance with regulation 56;
Where the Secretary of State authorises the UK national accreditation body pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State remains fully responsible for anything done pursuant to that authorisation.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 5 (regs. 53-59) substituted for Pt. 5 (regs. 53-60) (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 27 para. 38 (with Sch. 27 para. 50(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Extent
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This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only