# The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017, Regulation 62: Subsidiaries and contractors

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where an approved body subcontracts specific tasks connected with conformity assessment, or has such tasks carried out by a subsidiary, the tasks are to be treated as having been carried out by an approved body for the purposes of regulations 44 to 47 only where the conditions in paragraphs (2) and (3) are satisfied.
(2) The approved body must—
(a) ensure that the subcontractor or subsidiary meets the approved body requirements; and
(b) inform the Secretary of State accordingly.
(3) The approved body must have obtained the agreement of the client economic operator to the use of a subcontractor or subsidiary.
(4) Where an approved body subcontracts specific tasks connected with conformity assessment, or has such tasks carried out by a subsidiary, the approved body must, for a period of 10 years beginning on the day on which the tasks are carried out, keep at the disposal of the Secretary of State the documentation concerning—
(a) the assessment of the qualifications of the subcontractor or subsidiary; and
(b) the conformity assessment activities carried out by the subcontractor or subsidiary.
(5) When monitoring an approved body in accordance with regulation 58 (monitoring of approved bodies), the Secretary of State must treat the approved body as responsible for the tasks performed by a subcontractor or subsidiary, wherever the subcontractor or subsidiary is established.
(6) In this regulation “subsidiary” has the meaning given to it in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/737/regulation/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recreational-craft-regulations-2017/regulation-62
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