Regulation 54 Designation of market surveillance authority
In Great Britain, the market surveillance authority is—
within its area, the weights and measures authority in relation to vessels for private use or consumption; and
subject to paragraph (3), the HSE in relation to vessels for use in the workplace.
In Northern Ireland, the market surveillance authority is—
within its area, the district council in relation to vessels for private use or consumption; and
the HSENI in relation to vessels for use in the workplace.
In so far as these Regulations apply to vessels intended exclusively or primarily for use on relevant nuclear sites, the market surveillance authority is the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
In paragraph (3), “relevant nuclear site” means a site which is–
a GB nuclear site (within the meaning given in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013 F1;
an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 F2); or
a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of those Regulations).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
- F2
S.I. 1998/494, amended by S.I. 2014/469; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
- 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.