The Transportable Pressure Vessels Regulations 2001

Transportable pressure vessels placed on the market or used at work exclusively in Great Britain

5.—(1) Regulation 4 shall not apply in respect of any transportable pressure vessel which is placed on the market or used at work exclusively within Great Britain provided the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (4) are complied with.

(2) The transportable pressure vessel must—

(a) be safe and suitable for purpose;

(b) have been designed, manufactured and tested according to—

(i) any standard listed in Schedule 2 which is relevant to that vessel, or

(ii) any other standard approved by the Executive for the purposes of these Regulations as meeting the relevant requirements of Chapter 6.2 of ADR;

(c) where relevant, have been assessed by an approved body, in accordance with conformity assessment procedures A1, C1, F and G (and for this purpose references in those procedures to “notified body” shall be read as if they are references to “approved body”), to be in conformity with the standards identified pursuant to sub-paragraph (b);

(d) bear the identification number of the relevant approved body and any marking required by the standards identified pursuant to sub-paragraph (b); and

(e) not bear the conformity marking or the identification number of any notified body.

(3) Where the transportable pressure vessel includes valves (in particular safety valves, valves for filling and emptying and cylinder valves) those valves must—

(a) have been designed, manufactured and tested according to—

(i) any standard listed in Schedule 2 which is relevant to those valves, or

(ii) where there is no such standard, the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999; and

(b) meet the requirements specified in paragraph (5).

(4) Where the transportable pressure vessel includes accessories, other than valves, which have a direct safety function, those accessories must—

(a) have been designed, manufactured and tested to be in compliance with the requirements set out in Chapter 6.2 of ADR; and

(b) meet the requirements specified in paragraph (5).

(5) The requirements referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) are that the valves or the accessories, as the case may be, must—

(a) be safe and suitable for purpose;

(b) where relevant, have been assessed by an approved body, in accordance with conformity assessment procedures A1, C1, F and G (and for this purpose references in those procedures to “notified body” shall be read as if they are references to “approved body”), to be in conformity with the standards or requirements identified pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4), as the case may be;

(c) bear the identification number of the relevant approved body; and

(d) not bear the conformity marking or the identification number of any notified body.

(6) Any technical documentation or other information required to be retained under a conformity assessment procedure shall be retained by the person specified in that procedure for any period specified in that procedure.

(7) Any person may submit an application to the Executive for the approval of any standard referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(ii).