# The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 23: Heat treatment


Where there is a risk that the manufacturing process will change the material properties to an extent which would impair the safety of the pressure equipment, suitable heat treatment must be applied at the appropriate stage of manufacture.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1105/schedule/2/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pressure-equipment-safety-regulations-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-23
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