The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 1105

Consumer Protection

Health And Safety

The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Made

15th November 2016

Laid before Parliament

16th November 2016

Coming into force

8th December 2016

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to pressure equipment and assemblies of pressure equipment.

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(3) of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.

(2)

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).

(3)

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.