In this Schedule—

• “the 2011 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products);

• “the 2013 Regulations” means the Construction Products Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1387);

• “the 2019 Regulations” means the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465);

• “the 2020 Regulations” means the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1359);

• “authorised representative” means a person of a description specified in the regulations who is authorised to act on behalf of a person carrying out an activity in relation to construction products;

• “construction product” has the meaning specified in construction products regulations;

• “construction product functions”, in relation to a relevant authority, means—

  1. a

     the authority’s functions under construction products regulations, the 2011 Regulation or the 2019 or 2020 Regulations (including functions relating to the provision or receipt of information), and

  2. b

     any other functions of the authority relating to construction product requirements;

• “construction product requirements” means requirements imposed by or under construction products regulations, the 2011 Regulation or the 2019 or 2020 Regulations;

• “construction products regulations” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2);

• “data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

• “EU harmonised standard” means a harmonised standard adopted at any time by a standardisation body of the European Union;

• “international standard” means a standard adopted by an international standardising body (which for these purposes has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, part of Annex 1A to the agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 16 April 1994, as modified from time to time);

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     a county or district council in England,

  2. b

     a London borough council,

  3. c

     the Common Council of the City of London,

  4. d

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

  5. e

     a county or county borough council in Wales,

  6. f

     a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, and

  7. g

     a district council in Northern Ireland;

• references to the “marketing” of products are to making them available on the market in the United Kingdom;

• “persons carrying out activities in relation to construction products” include (without limitation)—

  1. a

     a manufacturer of construction products,

  2. b

     a person who markets or supplies construction products to others, and

  3. c

     a person who imports construction products into the United Kingdom for use, marketing or supply;

• “relevant authority” means—

  1. a

     the Secretary of State or other Minister of the Crown, and

  2. b

     a local authority (including, in England, Wales and Scotland, a local authority in its capacity as a local weights and measures authority);

• “requirement” includes a prohibition or restriction;

• “safety-critical products” has the meaning given in paragraph 10;

• “technical assessment” means a documented assessment of the performance of a construction product.