Regulation 23 Declaration of incorporation

(1)

This regulation applies in the case of relevant machinery which—

(a)

is intended for—

(i)

incorporation into other machinery; or

(ii)

assembly with other machinery,

to constitute relevant machinery;

(b)

cannot function independently; and

(c)

is not interchangeable equipment.

(2)

A declaration of incorporation is a document whereby a responsible person declares the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a) above and which includes the particulars set out in paragraph (3) below.

(3)

A declaration of incorporation must—

(a)

state the name and address of the responsible person;

(b)

contain a description of the machinery or machinery parts;

(c)

state in the case of relevant machinery in respect of which an EC typeexamination certificate has been issued the name and address of the approved body which issued the certificate and the number of such certificate;

(d)

state in the case of relevant machinery in respect of which a technical file as described in regulation 14(2) above has been drawn up the name and address of the approved body to which the file has been sent or which has drawn up a certificate of adequacy for the file, as the case may be;

(e)

specify the transposed harmonised standards (if any) used;

(f)

state that the machinery (to which the declaration of incorporation relates) must not be put into service until the relevant machinery into which it is to be incorporated has been declared in conformity with the provisions of the Machinery Directive; and

(g)

identify the person signing the declaration of incorporation.