The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Insertion of regulation 19B

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7.  After regulation 19 insert—

Requirement to appoint a UK responsible person for general medical devices

19B.(1) Paragraph (2) applies in relation to a manufacturer who—

(a)does not have a registered place of business in the United Kingdom;

(b)has not designated an authorised representative who has a registered place of business in Northern Ireland; and

(c)places a relevant device, other than a Class I or custom-made device, on the market in Northern Ireland.

(2) A manufacturer to whom this paragraph applies must appoint a person with a registered place of business in the United Kingdom as their UK responsible person to carry out the tasks described in regulations 19(2) and (5)..