Regulation 7 Appointment of notified bodies other than persons notified under the Low Voltage Directive

The Secretary of State may appoint a person as a notified body in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

An appointment under this regulation shall be in writing and shall be subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may impose for the time being, and such conditions may include conditions which are to apply on or following the termination or expiry of the appointment.

In exercising the power conferred by paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State may have regard to any matter appearing to him to be relevant, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, he may have regard to any standards relating to the accreditation of such bodies appearing to him to be appropriate.

Subject to the withdrawal of appointment of such a person, an appointment under this regulation may be for–