PART 2Obligations of economic operators
Authorised representatives
E1Appointment of authorised representatives24
1
An installer or a manufacturer may, by written mandate, appoint a person F3 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 F1... 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 F1... 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
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.
E2Appointment of authorised representatives24
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.