The Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, revocations and disapplications

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II GENERAL PRINCIPLES

    1. 3.Scope and Exclusions

    2. 4.Essential Requirements

  4. PART III COMPLIANCE

    1. 5.General duty relating to the placing on the market and putting into service of apparatus

    2. 6.Exceptions in respect of placing on the market and putting into service

    3. 7.The right to connect

    4. 8.Transitional provisions in respect of placing on the market and putting into service

    5. 9.Conformity assessment procedures for apparatus

    6. 10.CE marking

    7. 11.Information accompanying apparatus

    8. 12.Notice to be given to the Secretary of State before placing radio equipment on the market

    9. 13.Publication of and access to information

    10. 14.Notified bodies

    11. 15.Notified bodies appointed by the Secretary of State

    12. 16.Fees

    13. 17.Modification of Licences

  5. PART IV ENFORCEMENT

    1. 18.Enforcement Notices

    2. 19.Offences

    3. 20.Penalties

    4. 21.Defence of due diligence

    5. 22.Liability of persons other than the principal offender

    6. 23.Savings for action taken under other enactments

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      (Annex 1 of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. EQUIPMENT NOT COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1(4)

        1. 1.Radio equipment used by radio amateurs within Article 1, definition...

        2. 2.Equipment falling within the scope of Council Directive 96/98EC of...

        3. 3.Cabling and wiring.

        4. 4.Receive only radio equipment intended to be used solely for...

        5. 5.Products, appliances and components within the meaning of Article 2...

        6. 6.Air-traffic management equipment and systems within the meaning of Article...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      (Annex II of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(3)

        1. 1.Module A (internal production control)

        2. 2.The manufacturer must establish the technical documentation described in point...

        3. 3.Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorised representative is established...

        4. 4.The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the product...

        5. 5.The manufacturer or his authorised representative must keep a copy...

        6. 6.The manufacturer must take all measures necessary in order that...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      (Annex III of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO INARTICLE 10(4)

        1. (Internal production control plus specific apparatus tests).

        2. For each type of apparatus, all essential radio test suites...

        3. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      (Annex IV of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO INARTICLE 10(5)

        1. (Technical construction file).

        2. The technical documentation described in point 4 of Annex II...

        3. The manufacturer, his authorised representative established within the Community or...

        4. The notified body must review the file and if it...

        5. The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      (Annex V of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10

        1. 1.Full quality assurance

        2. 2.The manufacturer must operate an approved quality system for design,...

        3. 3.Quality system.

        4. 3.1.The manufacturer must lodge an application for assessment of his...

        5. 3.2.The quality system must ensure compliance of the products with...

        6. 3.3.The notified body must assess the quality system to determine...

        7. 3.4.The manufacturer must undertake to fulfil the obligations arising out...

        8. 4.EC surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body.

        9. 4.1.The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the...

        10. 4.2.The manufacturer must allow the notified body access for inspection...

        11. 4.3.The notified body must carry out audits at reasonable intervals...

        12. 4.4.Additionally, the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the...

        13. 5.The manufacturer must, for a period ending at least 10...

        14. 6.Each notified body must make available to the other notified...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      (Annex VI of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DESIGNATING NOTIFIED BODIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11(1)

        1. 1.The notified body, its director and the staff responsible for...

        2. 2.The notified body and its staff must carry out the...

        3. 3.The notified body must have at its disposal the necessary...

        4. 4.The staff responsible for inspections must have: sound technical and...

        5. 5.The impartiality of inspection staff must be guaranteed. Their remuneration...

        6. 6.The notified body must take out liability insurance unless its...

        7. 7.The staff of the notified body is bound to observe...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      (Annex VII of Directive 99/5/EC)

      1. THE CE MARK

        1. 1.The CE conformity marking must consist of the initials `CE'...

        2. 2.The CE marking must have a height of at least...

        3. 3.The CE marking must be affixed to the product or...

        4. 4.The CE marking must be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly....

        5. 5.The equipment class identifier must take a form to be...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      1. PART I SUBSTITUTE DEFINITIONS

      2. PART II SUBSTITUTE CONDITIONS IN THE STANDARD SCHEDULES

        1. 5.1.Connection of Systems and Apparatus

        2. 5.2.To the extent that the Licensee runs a system other...

        3. 5.3.Apparatus shall not be regarded as approved for connection to...

        4. 5.4.No apparatus or system is required under paragraph 5.1 or...

        5. 5.5.Paragraphs 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 do not apply to...

        6. 5.6.Except with the consent of the Director the Licensee shall...

      3. PUBLICATION OF INTERFACES

        1. 15.1.Publication of Commonly Provided Interfaces

        2. 15.2.Publication of new Commonly Provided Interfaces

        3. 15.3.Where the Licensee does not have Interface Control in relation...

        4. 15.4.Modifications of Commonly Provided Interface Specifications

        5. 15.5.Withdrawals of Commonly Provided Interfaces

        6. 15.6.Publication Requirements

        7. 15.7.Amendments of Interface Specifications directed by the Director

        8. 15.8.To the extent that the Licensee is running a Fixed...

        9. 15.9.Nothing in this Condition shall require the Licensee to publish...

      4. PART III OTHER SUBSTITUTE CONDITIONS

      5. APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT

        1. 1.Where Apparatus comprised in the Applicable Systems is connected to...

        2. 2.Where the Applicable Systems are capable of conveying Messages which...

        3. 3.For the purposes of this Condition, approvals framed by reference...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      ENFORCEMENT

      1. 1.Enforcement in Great Britain

      2. 2.Enforcement in Northern Ireland

      3. 3.Forfeiture of apparatus: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

      4. 4.Forfeiture of apparatus: Scotland

  8. Explanatory Note