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The Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Disapplication of legislation to telecommunications terminal equipment and consequential modification of approvals thereunder and of telecommunication system licences

    3. 3.Interpretation

    4. 4.Terminal equipment

    5. 5.Essential requirements

    6. 6.Application and transitional provisions

  3. PART II GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

    1. 7.General duty for applicable terminal equipment

    2. 8.Requirements for supply, putting into service and connection of applicable terminal equipment to a public telecommunications network

    3. 9.Conformity assessment requirements

    4. 10.Connection marking requirements

    5. 11.Retention of documentation

    6. 12.General duty for terminal equipment not intended for connection

  4. PART III THE EC TYPE-EXAMINATION PROCEDURE

    1. 13.Application of Part III

    2. 14.The EC type-examination procedure

    3. 15.The conformity assessment requirements pursuant to the EC type-examination procedure

    4. EC type-examination

      1. 16.EC type-examination

      2. 17.Application for EC type-examination

      3. 18.EC type-examination by a United Kingdom notified body

      4. 19.EC type-examination certificates issued by United Kingdom notified bodies

      5. 20.Modifications to the approved type

      6. 21.Additional approvals issued by United Kingdom notified bodies

      7. 22.Variation of EC type-examination certificates and additional approvals issued by United Kingdom notified bodies

      8. 23.Withdrawal of EC type-examination certificates and additional approvals

    5. Conformity to type

      1. 24.The conformity to type part of the procedure

      2. 25.Manufacturer’s duty

      3. 26.Product check procedure

    6. Production quality assurance

      1. 27.The production quality assurance part of the procedure

      2. 28.Manufacturer’s duty

      3. 29.Application for approval of a production quality assurance quality system

      4. 30.Requirements for the approval of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body

      5. 31.Assessment of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body

      6. 32.Manufacturer’s undertaking

      7. 33.Modifications to quality systems

      8. 34.Surveillance procedure

      9. 35.Withdrawal and compulsory modification of approved quality systems

    7. Final provisions

      1. 36.EC declaration of conformity to type where equipment submitted for approval in the United Kingdom

      2. 37.Interpretation

  5. PART IV EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE

    1. 38.Application of Part IV

    2. 39.The conformity assessment requirements pursuant to the EC declaration of conformity procedure

    3. Full quality assurance

      1. 40.Manufacturer’s duty

      2. 41.Application for approval of a quality system

      3. 42.Requirements for the approval of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body

      4. 43.Assessment of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body

      5. 44.Manufacturer’s undertaking

      6. 45.Modifications to approved quality systems

      7. 46.Surveillance procedure

      8. 47.Withdrawal and compulsory modification of approved quality systems

    4. Final provisions

      1. 48.EC declaration of conformity to type where quality system approved by a United Kingdom notified body

      2. 49.Interpretation

  6. PART V UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFIED BODIES

    1. 50.Appointment

    2. 51.Eligibility

    3. 52.Termination of appointment and transfer of functions

    4. 53.Power of United Kingdom notified body to charge fees

    5. 54.Procedure where United Kingdom notified body is minded to make a decision unfavourable to the manufacturer

    6. 55.Information to other notified bodies

    7. 56.Administrative requirements

  7. PART VI RECOGNISED TEST LABORATORIES

    1. 57.Recognised test laboratories, designated test laboratories and third country relevant bodies

    2. 58.Designation of United Kingdom designated test laboratories

    3. 59.Termination of designation

    4. 60.Tests and assessments carried out by recognised test laboratories

  8. PART VII ENFORCEMENT

    1. Enforcement authorities and powers

      1. 61.Enforcement authorities

      2. 62.Test purchases

      3. 63.Powers of search etc

      4. 64.Provisions supplemental to regulation 63

      5. 65.Appeals against detention of equipment

      6. 66.Prohibition notices

      7. 67.Suspension notices

      8. 68.Appeals against suspension notices

      9. 69.Power to require production of documents and information etc.

    2. Offences

      1. 70.Supplying, putting into service, connecting or permitting to remain connected equipment in contravention of regulation 8 or 12

      2. 71.Contravention of prohibition notice or suspension notice

      3. 72.False or misleading information

      4. 73.Misuse of the CE mark etc.

      5. 74.Obstruction etc of officers of the enforcement authority etc.

      6. 75.Failure to retain documentation

      7. 76.Defence of due diligence

      8. 77.Liability of persons other than the principal offender

      9. 78.Extension of time for bringing summary proceedings

      10. 79.Inference of condition of equipment at time of supply or putting into service

    3. Powers of the court

      1. 80.Penalties

      2. 81.Power of the court to require matter to be remedied

      3. 82.Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

      4. 83.Forfeiture: Scotland

      5. 84.Recovery of expenses of enforcement

  9. PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

    1. 85.Restrictions on disclosure of information

    2. 86.Service of documents etc.

    3. 87.Duty of enforcement authority to inform the Secretary of State of action taken

    4. 88.Savings for certain privileges

    5. 89.Savings for action taken under other enactments

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ORDERS MADE UNDER SECTIONS 28 AND 29 OF THE 1984 ACT IMPOSING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE MARKING, LABELLING AND ADVERTISEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS WHICH CEASE TO APPLY TO APPLICABLE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT ON 6TH NOVEMBER 1992

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      THE CE MARK

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      FORM OF THE NOTIFIED BODY SYMBOL AND THE CONNECTION SYMBOL

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      FORM OF THE NON-CONNECTION SYMBOL

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      MODEL OF THE INTENDED PURPOSE DECLARATION FOR CONNECTION-CAPABLE EQUIPMENT AND RADIO CONNECTION-CAPABLE EQUIPMENT

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE SATISFIED BY UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFIED BODIES

      1. 1.The notified body, its director and the staff responsible for...

      2. 2.The notified body and its staff must carry out the...

      3. 3.The notified body must have at its disposal the necessary...

      4. 4.The staff responsible for inspections must have—

      5. 5.The impartiality of inspection staff must be guaranteed. Their remuneration...

      6. 6.The notified body must take out liability insurance unless its...

      7. 7.The staff of the notified body are bound to observe...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      PROHIBITION NOTICES

      1. 1.A prohibition notice in respect of any equipment shall—

      2. 2.(1) If representations in writing about a prohibition notice are...

      3. 3.(1) Where representations in writing about a prohibition notice are...

      4. 4.(1) Where a person is appointed to consider representations about...

      5. 5.(1) The Secretary of State may revoke or vary a...

      6. 6.(1) Where in a notification served on any person under...

      7. 7.In this Schedule— “the appointed person” in relation to a...

  12. Explanatory Note

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