Building Safety Act 2022

Construction products with designated standards or technical assessments

7 (1) Provision under paragraph 6(a) (imposition of requirements) may include provision for the imposition of requirements relating to—

(a) declarations of performance in respect of products which are or are to be marketed;

(b) the making of other statements or claims in relation to the performance of products which are or are to be marketed;

(c) the marking or packaging of products;

(d) the provision of information, including information about risk, to persons to whom products are supplied;

(e) the monitoring, assessment and verification of product performance, including sample testing;

(f) the storage and transportation of products;

(g) the taking of corrective action, including withdrawal of products from the market and recall of products from persons to whom they have been supplied;

(h) recording and investigating complaints;

(i) the production and retention of documentation or samples;

(j) the notification of risks to relevant authorities;

(k) information which must or may be provided to relevant authorities;

(l) co-operation with relevant authorities;

(m) the appointment of authorised representatives by persons carrying out activities in relation to construction products.

(2) Provision about declarations of performance under sub-paragraph (1)(a) may include provision as to—

(a) the technical documentation to be prepared in relation to a declaration of performance;

(b) the content of a declaration of performance;

(c) the form of a declaration of performance;

(d) how a declaration of performance is to be supplied or made available.

(3) Provision about the marking of products under sub-paragraph (1)(c) may include provision as to—

(a) the form and content of any marking;

(b) circumstances in which products must or must not be marked.

(4) Provision about the monitoring, assessment and verification of product performance under sub-paragraph (1)(e) may include provision as to—

(a) the carrying out of testing and other tasks by approved bodies;

(b) when and how a body may become or cease to be an approved body;

(c) the assessment and monitoring of approved bodies.

(5) Requirements which may be imposed on persons carrying out activities in relation to construction products under paragraph 6(a) may also be imposed on the authorised representatives of such persons.