1.A watercraft identification number (WIN) shall consist of the following elements in the following order:
(a)the country code of the manufacturer indicating where the manufacturer is established;
(b)the unique code of the manufacturer assigned by [F1or on behalf of the Secretary of State]; F2...
(c)a unique serial number assigned by the manufacturer for identification of the watercraft and used only once by that manufacturer; however the same combination of characters may be used also by another manufacturer with the distinctive element being the combination with the unique code of manufacturer and the country code of the manufacturer;
(d)month and year of production;
(e)model year which corresponds to the year when the specific watercraft is intended to be placed on the [F3United Kingdom] market.
2.The composition of the WIN shall comply with the second paragraph of [F4paragraph 2.1 of Schedule 1 to the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 3(1)(b) 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. 28 para. 57(a)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 3(1)(b) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 28 para. 57(a)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 3(1)(e) inserted (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. 28 para. 57(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 3(2) 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. 28 para. 57(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)