Regulation 16 Provision of information and cooperationE1

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(1)

Following a request from the enforcing authority, the manufacturer must, within such reasonable period as the authority may specify, provide the authority concerned with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate that the radio equipment is in conformity with Part 2.

(2)

A request referred to in paragraph (1)—

(a)

is one that was made during the period of 10 years beginning on the day that the manufacturer places the radio equipment on the market, and

(b)

must be accompanied by the reasons for making the request.

(3)

The information referred to in paragraph (1)—

(a)

may be provided in electronic form, and

(b)

must be in a language which can be easily understood by the authority concerned.

(4)

A manufacturer must, at the request of the authority concerned, cooperate with that authority on any action taken to—

(a)

evaluate radio equipment in accordance with regulation 59 (evaluation of radio equipment presenting a risk),

(b)

eliminate the risks posed by radio equipment which the manufacturer has placed on the market.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 16(1) substituted (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. 29 para. 14 (with Sch. 29 para. 44) (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