Paragraph 1 GeneralI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

for “EC declaration of conformity” substitute “ declaration of conformity ”M1 ;

(b)

for paragraph (b) of that definition, substitute—

(b)
“the requirements for a declaration of conformity in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC; or”;

(3)

In regulation 9(1)(b)(thorough examination and inspection), for “an EC declaration of conformity” substitute “ a declaration of conformity ”.

(4)

In regulation 11(1) (keeping of information), for “an EC declaration of conformity” substitute “ a declaration of conformity ”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: The definition of “EC declaration of conformity” has been amended by regulation 26 of and paragraph 2(b) to Schedule 7 to S.I. 2008/1597.

Commencement

I1: Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1