Explanatory note

The Windsor Framework requires that the European Union (“EU”) legislation listed in its Annex 2 is implemented in Northern Ireland. Directive 2014/53/EU (“the Radio Equipment Directive”) is listed in Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework. The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”) implemented the Radio Equipment Directive in UK law. These Regulations amend the 2017 Regulations as they apply in Northern Ireland to give effect to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30, by inserting a new regulation 6A into the 2017 Regulations.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 applies additional essential requirements to certain types of radio equipment, subject to relevant exceptions. These essential requirements are set out in regulation 6A.

The Radio Equipment Directive provides that radio equipment must be conformity assessed according to specific conformity assessment procedures to ensure compliance with the essential requirements. These Regulations also ensure that the requirements for the appropriate conformity assessment procedure as applied under the Radio Equipment Directive are correctly implemented by amending regulation 41 of the 2017 Regulations.

An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument because measures resulting from the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 are out of scope of assessment. The Windsor Framework has already been given effect in legislation through the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, which adds provisions and powers to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.