Regulation 20 TraceabilityE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where a manufacturer or importer places a pyrotechnic article on the market before 17th October 2016, the manufacturer or importer must—

(a)

maintain a record of the F1UK registration number of the pyrotechnic article for a period of at least 10 years beginning on the day on which it is placed on the market; and

(b)

upon request, make this information available to an enforcing authority.

(2)

Where a manufacturer or importer places a pyrotechnic article on the market after 16th October 2016, the manufacturer or importer must—

(a)

keep a record of the required information for the pyrotechnic article for a period of at least 10 years beginning on the day on which it is placed on the market;

(b)

transfer the record referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to the Secretary of State if the manufacturer or importer is ceasing to trade; and

(c)

upon a reasoned request, provide an enforcing authority with the required information.

(3)

The Secretary of State may appoint a person to receive, hold and manage the record referred to in paragraph (2) on the Secretary of State's behalf.

(4)

In this regulation, “required information” means the following information about a pyrotechnic article—

(a)

the UK registration number;

(b)

the trade name;

(c)

the generic type and sub-type (where applicable); and

(d)

the site of manufacture.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 20 inserted (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. 19 para. 15 (with Sch. 19 para. 36) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only