{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002/regulation-59",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002/regulation-59.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/618",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Devices Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/59",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part VII",
  "text": "In this Part ...—\n“registrable device” means a device in respect of which, in accordance with the Medical Devices Directives, registration is required with the competent authorities of a Member State or (where appropriate) a State which is a Party to an Association Agreement;\n“relevant device” means a device that is a “relevant device” for the purposes of Part II, III or IV ....",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 59 omitted (1.9.2003) by virtue of The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1697), regs. 1(1)(a), 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 59 omitted (E.W.S.) (30.4.2021) by virtue of The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(2)(e), 9(2)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, regs. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 59 omitted (11.8.2021) by virtue of The Medical Devices (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/873), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 20"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/618/regulation/59",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:11:50.089580+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}