The Lifts Regulations 2016

Authorised representatives U.K.

Appointment of authorised representatives E+W+S

24.—(1) An installer or a manufacturer may, by written mandate, appoint a person [F1 established in the United Kingdom] as their authorised representative to perform specified tasks on the installer or the manufacturer's behalf.

(2) The mandate must allow the authorised representative to do at least the following—

(a) in relation to lifts covered by the mandate, perform the installer's obligations under—

(i) regulation 9 (retention of technical documentation and F2 ... declaration of conformity); and

(ii) regulation 13 (provision of information and cooperation);

(b) in relation to safety components for lifts covered by the mandate, perform the manufacturer's obligations under—

(i) regulation 18 (retention of technical documentation and F2 ... declaration of conformity); and

(ii) regulation 23 (provision of information and cooperation).

(3) An installer or manufacturer may not be appointed to perform the installer's or manufacturer's obligations—

(a) in relation to lifts, under regulation 6 (design, manufacture, installation and testing in accordance with essential health and safety requirements), regulation 7 (technical documentation and conformity assessment) or regulation 8 (F2 ... declaration of conformity and [F3 UK] marking);

(b) in relation to safety components for lifts, under regulation 15 (design and manufacture in accordance with essential health and safety requirements), regulation 16 (technical documentation and conformity assessment) or regulation 17 (F2 ... declaration of conformity and [F3 UK] marking).

(4) An authorised representative must comply with all the duties imposed on the installer or the manufacturer in relation to each obligation under these Regulations that the authorised representative is appointed by the installer or the manufacturer to perform.

(5) As far as those duties are concerned, as well as the penalties for failure to comply with those duties, references in these Regulations (except in this regulation) to the installer or to the manufacturer are to be taken as including a reference to the authorised representative.

(6) An installer or a manufacturer who has appointed an authorised representative to perform on their behalf an obligation under these Regulations remains responsible for the proper performance of that obligation.

Extent Information

E1 This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 24(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 22 para. 16(a) (with Sch. 22 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Word in reg. 24 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 22 para. 16(b) (with Sch. 22 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Word in reg. 24 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 22 para. 16(c) (with Sch. 22 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Appointment of authorised representatives N.I.

24.—(1) An installer or a manufacturer may, by written mandate, appoint a person as their authorised representative to perform specified tasks on the installer or the manufacturer's behalf.

(2) The mandate must allow the authorised representative to do at least the following—

(a) in relation to lifts covered by the mandate, perform the installer's obligations under—

(i) regulation 9 (retention of technical documentation and EU declaration of conformity); and

(ii) regulation 13 (provision of information and cooperation);

(b) in relation to safety components for lifts covered by the mandate, perform the manufacturer's obligations under—

(i) regulation 18 (retention of technical documentation and EU declaration of conformity); and

(ii) regulation 23 (provision of information and cooperation).

(3) An installer or manufacturer may not be appointed to perform the installer's or manufacturer's obligations—

(a) in relation to lifts, under regulation 6 (design, manufacture, installation and testing in accordance with essential health and safety requirements), regulation 7 (technical documentation and conformity assessment) or regulation 8 (EU declaration of conformity and CE marking);

(b) in relation to safety components for lifts, under regulation 15 (design and manufacture in accordance with essential health and safety requirements), regulation 16 (technical documentation and conformity assessment) or regulation 17 (EU declaration of conformity and CE marking).

(4) An authorised representative must comply with all the duties imposed on the installer or the manufacturer in relation to each obligation under these Regulations that the authorised representative is appointed by the installer or the manufacturer to perform.

(5) As far as those duties are concerned, as well as the penalties for failure to comply with those duties, references in these Regulations (except in this regulation) to the installer or to the manufacturer are to be taken as including a reference to the authorised representative.

(6) An installer or a manufacturer who has appointed an authorised representative to perform on their behalf an obligation under these Regulations remains responsible for the proper performance of that obligation.

Extent Information

E2 This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only