The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Preliminary

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

    2. 2.Application, transitional provisions, savings and revocation

    3. 2A.Obligations which are met by complying with obligations in Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)

    4. 2B.Conformity assessment procedure obligation which is met by complying with Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)

    5. 2C. Expiry of regulations 2A and 2B

    6. 2D.Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods

  3. PART 2 Market Surveillance and Enforcement

    1. 3.Designation of market surveillance authorities

    2. 4.Enforcement Authorities

    3. 5.Enforcement Powers

    4. 6.Notification to the Secretary of State of enforcement action etc

    5. 6A.Information obligations

    6. 7.Offences

    7. 8.Penalties

    8. 9.Defence of due diligence

    9. 10.Liability of persons other than the principal offender

    10. 11.Time limit for prosecution of offences

    11. 12.Written notice under Article 38 and service of documents

    12. 13.Appeals against notices

    13. 14.Appropriate court for appeals against notices etc and further appeals

    14. 15.Compensation

    15. 16.Recovery of expenses of enforcement

    16. 17.Action by enforcement authority

  4. PART 3 Miscellaneous

    1. 18.Review and consequential amendments

    2. 19.Schedule 5 (consequential amendments) makes amendments to legislation which are...

  5. PART 4 Provisions in respect of the UK(NI) indication

    1. 20.Interpretation

    2. 21.UK(NI) indication

    3. 22.United Kingdom notified bodies

    4. 23.Register of notified bodies established in the United Kingdom

    5. 24.Offence in relation to the UK(NI) indication

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Enforcement Powers of Weights and Measures Authorities, District Councils and the Secretary of State under the 1987 Act

      1. 1.Enforcement powers under the 1987 Act

      2. 2.Modifications to the 1987 Act

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Enforcement Powers of the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear Regulation under the 1974 Act

      1. 1.Enforcement powers under the 1974 Act

      2. 2.Modifications to the 1974 Act

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Enforcement Powers of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under the 1978 Order

      1. 1.Enforcement Powers under the 1978 Order

      2. 2.Modifications to the 1978 Order

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Compliance, Withdrawal and Recall Notices

      1. 1.Compliance notice

      2. 2.Withdrawal notice

      3. 3.Recall notice

      4. 4.Interpretation

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Consequential Amendments

      1. 1.Amendment of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

      2. 2.Amendment of the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002

      3. 3.Amendment of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002

      4. 4.Amendment of the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

      5. 5.Amendment of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

      6. 6.Amendment of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions of Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004

      7. 7.Amendment of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005

      8. 8.Amendment of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

      9. 9.Amendment of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007

      10. 10.Amendment of the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008

      11. 11.Amendment of the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Regulatory Functions in Scotland and Northern Ireland) Order 2009

      12. 12.Amendment of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

      13. 13.Amendment of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

      14. 14.Amendment of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017

      15. 15.Amendment of the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

  8. Explanatory Note