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The Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/730 · Made 9 March 2000 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Made 9th March 2000

Laid before Parliament 13th March 2000

Coming into force 8th April 2000

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to the approval of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1

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Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (with savings) (26.12.2017) by The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1206), regs. 1, 78(1) (with regs. 3-5, 77, 78(2)); and Regulations (as saved) modified (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2017/1206, reg. 78(2)(2A) (as amended by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 29 para. 45(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

Modifications

C1

Regulations: any reference to “the Director” treated as a reference to OFCOM (with the exception of reg. 13(7)) (29.12.2003) by virtue of The Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3144), regs. 1, 2(2)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1989/1327 and S.I. 1999/2788.

f2

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Citation, commencement, revocations and disapplications
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
  5. 3Scope and Exclusions
  6. 4Essential Requirements
  7. Part III: COMPLIANCE
  8. 5General duty relating to the placing on the market and putting into service of apparatus
  9. 6Exceptions in respect of placing on the market and putting into service
  10. 7The right to connect
  11. 8Transitional provisions in respect of placing on the market and putting into service
  12. 9Conformity assessment procedures for apparatus
  13. 10CE marking
  14. 11Information accompanying apparatus
  15. 12Notice to be given to the OFCOM before placing radio equipment on the market
  16. 13Publication of and access to information
  17. 14Notified bodies
  18. 15Notified bodies appointed by the Secretary of State
  19. 16Fees
  20. 17Modification of Licences Repealed
  21. Part IV: ENFORCEMENT
  22. 18Enforcement Notices
  23. 18ADuty of enforcement authority to inform Secretary of State of action taken
  24. 19Offences
  25. 20Penalties
  26. 21Defence of due diligence
  27. 22Liability of persons other than the principal offender
  28. 23Savings for action taken under other enactments
  29. Signature
  30. Schedule 1: (Annex 1 of Directive 99/5/EC)
  31. Part: EQUIPMENT NOT COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1(4)
  32. 1Paragraph 1
  33. 2Paragraph 2
  34. 3Paragraph 3
  35. 4Paragraph 4
  36. 5Paragraph 5
  37. 6Paragraph 6
  38. Schedule 2: (Annex II of Directive 99/5/EC)
  39. Part: CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(3)
  40. 1Module A (internal production control)
  41. 2Module A (internal production control)
  42. 3Module A (internal production control)
  43. 4Module A (internal production control)
  44. 5Module A (internal production control)
  45. 6Module A (internal production control)
  46. Schedule 3: (Annex III of Directive 99/5/EC)
  47. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(4)
  48. Schedule 4: (Annex IV of Directive 99/5/EC)
  49. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO INARTICLE 10(5)
  50. Schedule 5: (Annex V of Directive 99/5/EC)
  51. Part: CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10
  52. 1Full quality assurance
  53. 2Full quality assurance
  54. 3Full quality assurance
  55. 3.1Full quality assurance
  56. 3.2Full quality assurance
  57. 3.3Full quality assurance
  58. 3.4Full quality assurance
  59. 4Full quality assurance
  60. 4.1Full quality assurance
  61. 4.2Full quality assurance
  62. 4.3Full quality assurance
  63. 4.4Full quality assurance
  64. 5Full quality assurance
  65. 6Full quality assurance
  66. Schedule 6: (Annex VI of Directive 99/5/EC)
  67. Part: MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DESIGNATING NOTIFIED BODIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11(1)
  68. 1Paragraph 1
  69. 2Paragraph 2
  70. 3Paragraph 3
  71. 4Paragraph 4
  72. 5Paragraph 5
  73. 6Paragraph 6
  74. 7Paragraph 7
  75. Schedule 7: (Annex VII of Directive 99/5/EC)
  76. Part: THE CE MARK
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. Schedule 8 Repealed
  83. ISUBSTITUTE DEFINITIONS Repealed
  84. Part II: SUBSTITUTE CONDITIONS IN THE STANDARD SCHEDULES Repealed
  85. 5.1Connection of Systems and Apparatus Repealed
  86. 5.2Connection of Systems and Apparatus Repealed
  87. 5.3Connection of Systems and Apparatus Repealed
  88. 5.4Connection of Systems and Apparatus Repealed
  89. 5.5Connection of Systems and Apparatus Repealed
  90. 5.6Connection of Systems and Apparatus Repealed
  91. Part: PUBLICATION OF INTERFACES Repealed
  92. 15.1Publication of Commonly Provided Interfaces Repealed
  93. 15.2Publication of new Commonly Provided Interfaces Repealed
  94. 15.3Publication of new Commonly Provided Interfaces Repealed
  95. 15.4Modifications of Commonly Provided Interface Specifications Repealed
  96. 15.5Withdrawals of Commonly Provided Interfaces Repealed
  97. 15.6Publication Requirements Repealed
  98. 15.7Amendments of Interface Specifications directed by the Director Repealed
  99. 15.8Amendments of Interface Specifications directed by the Director Repealed
  100. 15.9Amendments of Interface Specifications directed by the Director Repealed
  101. IIIOTHER SUBSTITUTE CONDITIONS Repealed
  102. Part: APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT Repealed
  103. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  104. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  105. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  106. Schedule 9: ENFORCEMENT
  107. Part I
  108. 1Enforcement authorities
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. Part II
  113. 5Enforcement in Great Britain
  114. 6Paragraph 6
  115. 7Paragraph 7
  116. 8Paragraph 8
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. 10Paragraph 10
  119. 11Paragraph 11
  120. 12Paragraph 12
  121. 13Paragraph 13
  122. 14Paragraph 14
  123. 15Paragraph 15
  124. 16Paragraph 16
  125. 17Paragraph 17
  126. 18Paragraph 18
  127. 19Enforcement in Northern Ireland
  128. 20Paragraph 20
  129. 21Forfeiture of apparatus: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  130. 22Forfeiture of apparatus: Scotland
  131. Explanatory note