{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015/regulation-38B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015/regulation-38B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1553",
  "legislation_title": "The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/38B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "38B",
  "heading": "Obligations which are met by complying with obligations in the Directive that relate to the registration number",
  "text": "(1) In this regulation—\n(a) any reference to an Article is a reference to an Article of the Directive; and\n(b) “registration number” means a number comprising the elements set out in Article 1 of Commission Implementing Directive 2014/58/EU of 16 April 2014 setting up a system for the traceability of pyrotechnic articles ....\n(2) Paragraph (3) applies where, before placing a pyrotechnic article on the market, the manufacturer labels the pyrotechnic article with a registration number in accordance with Article 10(2) or Article 11(1), as applicable.\n(3) Where this paragraph applies—\n(a) the requirements of regulations 11, 12 and 20 apply subject to the modifications in paragraph (8); and\n(b) regulation 60(1)(f) does not apply.\n(4) Paragraph (5) applies where, before placing a pyrotechnic article on the market, the importer ensures that the pyrotechnic article has been labelled with a registration number in accordance with Articles 10(2) or 11(1), as applicable.\n(5) Where this paragraph applies the requirements of regulation 15(1)(d) and 20 apply subject to the modifications at paragraph (8).\n(6) Paragraph (7) applies where, before making a pyrotechnic article available on the market, a distributor verifies that the pyrotechnic article has been labelled with a registration number in accordance with Articles 10(2) or 11(1), as applicable.\n(7) Where this paragraph applies the requirements of regulation 25(1)(b) apply subject to the modifications at paragraph (8).\n(8) The modifications referred to in paragraphs (3)(a), (5) and (7) are that—\n(a) any reference to “Schedule 3” in regulations 11 or 12 is to be read as a reference to Schedule 3 subject to the modification that, in paragraph 1(d) of that Schedule, the reference to “UK registration number” is to be read as a reference to the registration number; and\n(b) any reference to “UK registration number” is to be read as a reference to the registration number.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 38A-38F 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. 22 (with Sch. 19 para. 36) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/1460, reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 38B(1)(b) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/696), regs. 1(2), 10(3) (with reg. 23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1553/regulation/38B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:33:32.819882+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."
}