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The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 in Northern Ireland

S.I. 2016/1092 · Made 15 November 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Health And Safety

Consumer Protection

Made 15th November 2016

Laid before Parliament 16th November 2016

Coming into force 8th December 2016

F1F2The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to safety as regards simple pressure vessels.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A F3 of Schedule 2 to, that Act.C1

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

S.I. 1989/1327.

F2

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).

F3

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008.

Modifications

C1

Regulations modified (E.W.S.) (19.6.2021) by The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/730), regs. 1, 4, Sch. 1 para. 8

Contents

  1. Part 1
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 3Application
  4. Part 2: Obligations of economic operators
  5. Chapter: Manufacturers
  6. 5Technical documentation and conformity assessment for category A vessels
  7. 7Inscriptions for category B vessels
  8. 10Monitoring of vessels made available on the market
  9. 14Provision of information and cooperation
  10. Chapter: Importers
  11. 17Prohibition on placing on the market vessels which are not in conformity
  12. 19Prohibition on an importer placing on the market a category A vessel considered not to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements
  13. 23Transport and storage conditions
  14. 24Monitoring by importer of vessels made available on the market
  15. 27Provision of information and cooperation
  16. Chapter: Distributors
  17. 28Duty to act with due care
  18. 30Prohibition on a distributor making available on the market a category A vessel not considered to be in conformity with essential safety requirements
  19. 32Storage and transport conditions
  20. 34Provision of information and cooperation
  21. Chapter: All economic operators
  22. 35Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
  23. 37Identification of economic operators
  24. Part 3: Conformity of Category A Vessels
  25. 41Conformity assessment procedures prior to placing a vessel on the market
  26. 44AUK(NI) indication
  27. 44BRegister of notified bodies established in the United Kingdom
  28. Part 4: Approval of Conformity Assessment Bodies
  29. Part 5: Market surveillance and enforcement
  30. 54Designation of market surveillance authority
  31. 55Enforcement
  32. 56Enforcement Powers
  33. 58Evaluation of vessels presenting a risk
  34. 63Restrictive measures
  35. 64Offences
  36. 66Defence of due diligence
  37. 67Liability of persons other than principal offender
  38. 68Time limit for prosecution of offences
  39. 69Service of documents
  40. 70Recovery of expenses of enforcement
  41. 71Action by enforcing authority
  42. 72Appeals against notices
  43. 73Appropriate court for appeals against notices
  44. 74Compensation
  45. Part 6: Miscellaneous
  46. 78Consequential Amendments
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1: Essential Safety Requirements
  49. Part 1: Materials
  50. 1Paragraph 1
  51. 2Pressurised parts
  52. 3Paragraph 3
  53. 4Paragraph 4
  54. 5Steel vessels
  55. 6Aluminium vessels
  56. 7Welding materials
  57. 8Accessories contributing to the strength of the vessel
  58. 9Non-pressurised parts
  59. 10Symbols
  60. Part 2: Vessel Design
  61. 11Paragraph 11
  62. 12Paragraph 12
  63. 13Paragraph 13
  64. 14Paragraph 14
  65. 15Wall thickness
  66. 16Calculation method
  67. 17Experimental method
  68. Part 3: Manufacturing processes
  69. 18Paragraph 18
  70. 19Preparation of the component parts
  71. 20Welds on pressurised parts
  72. 22Paragraph 22
  73. 23Putting into service of the vessels
  74. Schedule 2: Conformity Assessment Procedures
  75. Part 1: EU-Type Examination (Module B)
  76. Part 2: Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel testing (Module C1)
  77. Part 3: Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised vessel checks at random intervals (Module C2)
  78. Part 4: Conformity to type based on internal production control (Module C)
  79. Part 5: Interpretation
  80. 21Paragraph 21
  81. Schedule 3: EU Declaration of Conformity
  82. 1EU Declaration of conformity (No xxxx)
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 4Paragraph 4
  86. 8Paragraph 8
  87. Schedule 4: Notified bodies
  88. Part 1: Notified Body Requirements
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 5Paragraph 5
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. 9Paragraph 9
  95. 11Paragraph 11
  96. 12Paragraph 12
  97. 13Paragraph 13
  98. 14Paragraph 14
  99. 15Paragraph 15
  100. Part 2: Operational obligations of notified bodies
  101. 22Paragraph 22
  102. Schedule 5: Enforcement powers of weights and measures authorities, district councils and the Secretary of State under the 1987 Act
  103. 1Enforcement powers under the 1987 Act
  104. 2Modifications to the 1987 Act
  105. Schedule 6: Enforcement powers of the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear Regulation under the 1974 Act
  106. 1Enforcement powers under the 1974 Act
  107. 2Modifications to the 1974 Act
  108. Schedule 7: Enforcement powers of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under the 1978 Order
  109. 1Enforcement powers under the 1978 Order
  110. 2Modifications to the 1978 Order
  111. Schedule 8: Compliance, withdrawal and enforcement notices
  112. 1Compliance notice
  113. 4Interpretation
  114. Explanatory note