The Lifts Regulations 2016

[F1 Approved bodies E+W+S

51.— (1) An approved body is a conformity assessment body which—

(a) has been approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the procedure set out in regulation 52 (approval of conformity assessment bodies); or

(b) immediately before IP completion day was a notified body in respect of which the Secretary of State had taken no action under regulation 57(1) or (2) as they had effect immediately before IP completion day to suspend or withdraw the body's status as a notified body.

(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 55 (restriction, suspension or withdrawal of approval).

(3) In this Part—

“notified body” means a body—

(a)

which the Secretary of State had before IP completion day notified to the European Commission and the member State of the European Union, in accordance with Article 20 of the Directive; and

(b)

in respect of which no objections had been raised, as referred to in regulation 51(1)(b), as it had effect immediately before IP completion day; and

“approved body requirements” means the requirements set out in Schedule 4.]

Extent Information

E1 This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 4 substituted (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. 22 para. 31 (with Sch. 22 para. 37) (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(k)(iv)(v)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notified bodies N.I.

51.—(1)  For the purposes of this Part, a notified body is a conformity assessment body—

(a) which has been notified by the Secretary of State to the European Commission and the other [F2 relevant states]—

(i) under regulation 52 (notification); or

(ii) by the Secretary of State, before the date that these Regulations come into force, in accordance with Article 28 of the Directive (as amended from time to time); and

(b) in respect of which no objections [F3 , other than an immaterial objection,] are raised by the European Commission or the other [F4 relevant states]—

(i) within two weeks of the date of notification, where the notification is accompanied by an accreditation certificate; or

(ii) within two months of the date of notification, where the notification is not accompanied by an accreditation [F5 certificate;]

[F6 (c) in sub-paragraph (b), an “immaterial objection” is an objection on the grounds that—

(i) the conformity assessment body is established in the United Kingdom; or

(ii) the accreditation certificate was issued by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service.]

(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 57 (changes to notifications).

Extent Information

E2 This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 51(1)(a) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 10 para. 4(1)(a)

F3 Words in reg. 51(1)(b) inserted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 10 para. 4(1)(b)(i)

F4 Words in reg. 51(1)(b) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 10 para. 4(1)(b)(ii)

F5 Word in reg. 51(1)(b) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 10 para. 4(1)(b)(iii)

F6 Reg. 51(1)(c) inserted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 10 para. 4(1)(c)