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Regulation 31 F1

United Kingdom

(1)

In this regulation—

“information requirements” means the requirements set out in—

  1. (a)

    section 1.7.3 of Schedule 2, Part 1 that all machinery must be marked visibly, legibly and indelibly with the business name and full address of the manufacturer and where applicable the manufacturer's authorised representative; and

  2. (b)

    section 4.3.1 of Schedule 2, Part 1 that each length of lifting chain, rope or webbing not forming part of an assembly must bear a mark or, where this is not possible, a plate or irremovable ring bearing the name and address of the responsible person and the identifying reference of the relevant certificate.

(2)

The information requirements do not apply to a person who—

(a)

falls within paragraph (b) of the definition of manufacturer in regulation 2(2);

(b)

has imported machinery from an EEA state and places it on the market within a period of F2seven years beginning with IP completion day; and

(c)

before placing the machinery on the market, sets out the information referred to in sections 1.7.3 and 4.3.1 of Schedule 2, Part 1 in a document accompanying the machinery.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regs. 30, 31 inserted (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. 12 para. 22 (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(d)(viii) and S.I. 2020/1460, Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in reg. 31(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1393), regs. 1(1), 4, Sch. 3 para. (b)