PART 1Preliminary

Citation, commencement and interpretationE21

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 21st April 2018.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 M1;

  • “the 1978 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 M2;

  • “the 1987 Act” means the Consumer Protection Act 1987 M3;

  • “the 2002 Regulations” means the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 M4;

  • “district council” means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 M5;

  • “EU Regulation 2016/425” means Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 M6 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment, repealing Council Directive 89/686/EECM7, as amended from time to time;

  • “RAMS” means Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93M8, as amended from time to time;

  • “risk” means a risk which may result in harm to the health or safety of persons, domestic animals or property, if personal protective equipment (“PPE”) is used in a normal and predictable manner; and

  • “weights and measures authority” means a local weights and measures authority within the meaning set out in section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 M9.

3

In these Regulations a reference to—

a

a numbered regulation, paragraph or Schedule is a reference to the regulation, paragraph or Schedule as numbered in these Regulations unless otherwise stated;

b

an Article, paragraph of an Article or Annex is a reference to the Article, paragraph of an Article or Annex as numbered in EU Regulation 2016/425;

c

a “relevant economic operator” in relation to PPE means an economic operator with obligations in respect of PPE under EU Regulation 2016/425; and

d

an “enforcement authority” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4.

4

Expressions and words used in these Regulations which are used in EU Regulation 2016/425 have the same meaning as in EU Regulation 2016/425.

Citation, commencement and interpretationE11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 21st April 2018.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 F1;

  • “the 1978 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 F2;

  • “the 1987 Act” means the Consumer Protection Act 1987 F3;

  • “the 2002 Regulations” means the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 F4;

  • “district council” means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 F5;

  • “EU Regulation 2016/425” means Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 F6 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment, repealing Council Directive 89/686/EECF7, as amended from time to time;

  • F10“Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)” means Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

  • “RAMS” means Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93F8, as amended from time to time;

  • “risk” means a risk which may result in harm to the health or safety of persons, domestic animals or property, if personal protective equipment (“PPE”) is used in a normal and predictable manner; and

  • “weights and measures authority” means a local weights and measures authority within the meaning set out in section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 F9.

3

In these Regulations F11(unless otherwise stated) a reference to—

a

a numbered regulation, paragraph or Schedule is a reference to the regulation, paragraph or Schedule as numbered in these Regulations F12...;

b

an Article, paragraph of an Article F13, Chapter or Annex is a reference to the Article, paragraph of an Article F13, Chapter or Annex as numbered in EU Regulation 2016/425;

c

a “relevant economic operator” in relation to PPE means an economic operator with obligations in respect of PPE under EU Regulation 2016/425; and

d

an “enforcement authority” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4.

4

Expressions and words used in these Regulations which are used in EU Regulation 2016/425 have the same meaning as in EU Regulation 2016/425 F14unless otherwise stated.