The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009

[F1 Authorised Representatives] E+W+S

[F1 20.— [F2 (1) Subject to paragraph (3), a manufacturer may appoint in writing a person established in a relevant territory (“an authorised representative”) to carry out some or all of the duties imposed on the manufacturer by—

(a) regulations 19A, 19AA and 19AB in respect of equipment that bears, or will bear, the UK TPE marking [F3 and equipment that is, or will become, Northern Ireland TPE]; or

(b) regulations 19A, 19AA and 19B in respect of equipment that bears, or will bear, the pi marking.]

(2) An appointment made in accordance with paragraph (1) must include at least the following duties—

(a) keeping technical documentation;

[F4 (b) in respect of UK TPE—

(i) providing to the GB competent authority or Northern Ireland competent authority, in response to a reasoned request, the information and documents necessary to show that the equipment meets the requirements of these Regulations and the Annexes; and

(ii) cooperating with those competent authorities in any action they take to eliminate risks posed by the equipment; and

(c) in respect of pi marked TPE [F5 and Northern Ireland TPE]—

(i) providing to a TPED competent authority, in response to a reasoned request and in a language that it easily understands, the information and documents necessary to show that the equipment meets the requirements of the Directives; and

(ii) cooperating with that competent authority in any action they take to eliminate risks posed by the equipment.]

(3) An authorised representative must not be appointed to carry out duties imposed by regulation 19A(2), [F6 19AA(2)(a), (2)(b), (3)(a) or (3)(b)].

(4) The name and address of the authorised representative must be included on the certificate of conformity.

[F7 (5) An authorised representative must only provide information to an operator that complies with the requirements of—

(a) the Annexes in respect of UK TPE; or

(b) the Directives in respect of pi marked TPE [F8 and Northern Ireland TPE].]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 20 substituted (24.10.2011) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1885), regs. 1, 8

F2 Reg. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1111), regs. 1, 17(2)

F3 Words in reg. 20(1)(a) inserted (1.1.2023) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1370), regs. 1(1), 15(a)

F4 Reg. 20(2)(b)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1111), regs. 1, 17(3)

F5 Words in reg. 20(2)(c) inserted (1.1.2023) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1370), regs. 1(1), 15(b)

F6 Words in reg. 20(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1111), regs. 1, 17(4)

F7 Reg. 20(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1111), regs. 1, 17(5)

F8 Words in reg. 20(5)(b) inserted (1.1.2023) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1370), regs. 1(1), 15(c)