The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Excluded Pressure Equipment and Assemblies

1.  These Regulations do not apply to— E+W+S

(a) pipelines comprising piping or a system of piping designed for the conveyance of any fluid or substance to or from an installation (onshore or offshore) starting from and including the last isolation device located within the confines of the installation and including all the annexed equipment designed specifically for pipelines, except where this constitutes standard pressure equipment such as may be found in pressure reduction stations or compression stations;

(b) networks for the supply, distribution and discharge of water and associated equipment and headraces such as penstocks, pressure tunnels, pressure shafts for hydroelectric installations and their related specific accessories;

[F1 (c) simple pressure vessels to which the Simple Pressure Vessel (Safety) Regulations 2016 apply;

(d) aerosol dispensers to which the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009 apply;]

(e) equipment intended for the functioning of vehicles defined by the following—

[F2 (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles;]

(ii) Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles M1 ; and

(iii) Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles M2 .

[F3 (f) for equipment classified as no higher than category I in accordance with Schedule 1B to these Regulations and, to which, one of the following applies—

(i) the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008;

(ii) the Lift Regulations 2016;

(iii) the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016;

(iv) the Medical Devices Regulations 2002;

(v) Regulation 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March on appliances burning gaseous fuels;

(vi) the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016.]

[F4 (g) products connected with the production of trade in arms, munitions and war material;]

(h) items specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;

(i) well-control equipment used in the petroleum, gas or geothermal exploration and extraction industry and in underground storage which is intended to contain and/or control well pressure; this shall comprise the wellhead (Christmas tree), the blow out preventers (BOP), the piping manifolds and all their equipment upstream;

(j) equipment comprising casings or machinery where the dimensioning, choice of material and manufacturing rules are based primarily on requirements for sufficient strength, rigidity and stability to meet the static and dynamic operational effects or other operational characteristics and for which pressure is not a significant design factor, which may include:

(i) engines including turbines and internal combustion engines;

(ii) steam engines, gas/steam turbines, turbo-generators, compressors, pumps and actuating devices;

(k) blast furnaces including the furnace cooling system, hot-blast recuperators, dust extractors and blast-furnace exhaust-gas scrubbers and direct reducing cupolas, including the furnace cooling, gas converters and pans for melting, remelting, de-gassing and casting of steel, iron and non-ferrous metals;

(l) enclosures for high-voltage electrical equipment such as switchgear, control gear, transformers, and rotating machines;

(m) pressurised pipes for the containment of transmission systems, e.g. for electrical power and telephone cables;

(n) ships, rockets, aircraft and mobile off-shore units, as well as equipment specifically intended for installation on board or the propulsion thereof;

(o) pressure equipment consisting of a flexible casing, e.g. tyres, air cushions, balls used for play, inflatable craft, and other similar pressure equipment;

(p) exhaust and inlet silencers;

(q) bottles or cans for carbonated drinks for final consumption;

(r) vessels designed for the transport and distribution of drinks having a PS∙V of not more than 500 bar∙L and a maximum allowable pressure not exceeding 7 bar;

[F5 (s) equipment covered by—

(i) the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009; and

(ii) equipment covered by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code and the Convention on International Civil Aviation.]

(t) radiators and pipes in warm water heating systems; and

(u) vessels designed to contain liquids with a gas pressure above the liquid of not more than 0.5 bar.

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 Sch. 1 para. 1(c)(d) 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. 24 para. 43(a) (with Sch. 24 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 1(e)(i) substituted (1.9.2020) by The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/818), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 32(2) (with Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17)

F3 Sch. 1 para. 1(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 24 para. 43(b) (with Sch. 24 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Sch. 1 para. 1(g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 24 para. 43(c) (with Sch. 24 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Sch. 1 para. 1(s) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 24 para. 43(d) (with Sch. 24 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p.1.

M2 OJ L 60 2.3.2013, p.52.

1.  These Regulations do not apply to— N.I.

(a) pipelines comprising piping or a system of piping designed for the conveyance of any fluid or substance to or from an installation (onshore or offshore) starting from and including the last isolation device located within the confines of the installation and including all the annexed equipment designed specifically for pipelines, except where this constitutes standard pressure equipment such as may be found in pressure reduction stations or compression stations;

(b) networks for the supply, distribution and discharge of water and associated equipment and headraces such as penstocks, pressure tunnels, pressure shafts for hydroelectric installations and their related specific accessories;

(c) simple pressure vessels covered by Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels F6 ;

(d) aerosol dispensers covered by Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers F7 ;

(e) equipment intended for the functioning of vehicles defined by the following—

[F8 (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles;]

(ii) Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles F9 ; and

(iii) Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles F10 .

(f) Equipment classified as no higher than category I in accordance with Annex II to the Directive (as amended from time to time) and covered by one of the following European Directives—

(i) Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 1996 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC F11 ;

(ii) Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts F12 ;

(iii) Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits F13 ;

(iv) Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices F14 ;

(v) Directive 2009/142/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels F15 ;

(vi) Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres F16 ;

(g) equipment covered by Article 346(1)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

(h) items specifically designed for nuclear use, failure of which may cause an emission of radioactivity;

(i) well-control equipment used in the petroleum, gas or geothermal exploration and extraction industry and in underground storage which is intended to contain and/or control well pressure; this shall comprise the wellhead (Christmas tree), the blow out preventers (BOP), the piping manifolds and all their equipment upstream;

(j) equipment comprising casings or machinery where the dimensioning, choice of material and manufacturing rules are based primarily on requirements for sufficient strength, rigidity and stability to meet the static and dynamic operational effects or other operational characteristics and for which pressure is not a significant design factor, which may include:

(i) engines including turbines and internal combustion engines;

(ii) steam engines, gas/steam turbines, turbo-generators, compressors, pumps and actuating devices;

(k) blast furnaces including the furnace cooling system, hot-blast recuperators, dust extractors and blast-furnace exhaust-gas scrubbers and direct reducing cupolas, including the furnace cooling, gas converters and pans for melting, remelting, de-gassing and casting of steel, iron and non-ferrous metals;

(l) enclosures for high-voltage electrical equipment such as switchgear, control gear, transformers, and rotating machines;

(m) pressurised pipes for the containment of transmission systems, e.g. for electrical power and telephone cables;

(n) ships, rockets, aircraft and mobile off-shore units, as well as equipment specifically intended for installation on board or the propulsion thereof;

(o) pressure equipment consisting of a flexible casing, e.g. tyres, air cushions, balls used for play, inflatable craft, and other similar pressure equipment;

(p) exhaust and inlet silencers;

(q) bottles or cans for carbonated drinks for final consumption;

(r) vessels designed for the transport and distribution of drinks having a PS∙V of not more than 500 bar∙L and a maximum allowable pressure not exceeding 7 bar;

(s) equipment covered by Directive 2008/68/EC F17 and Directive 2010/35/EU F18 and equipment covered by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code and the Convention on International Civil Aviation;

(t) radiators and pipes in warm water heating systems; and

(u) vessels designed to contain liquids with a gas pressure above the liquid of not more than 0.5 bar.

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

Textual Amendments

F6 OJ No L 96, 29.3.2014 p.45

F7 OJ No L 147, 9.6.1975, p.40

F8 Sch. 1 para. 1(e)(i) substituted (1.9.2020) by The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/818), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 32(2) (with Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17)

F9 OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p.1.

F10 OJ L 60 2.3.2013, p.52.

F11 OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p.24.

F12 OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p.251.

F13 OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p.357.

F14 OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p.1.

F15 OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p.10.

F16 OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p.309.

F17 OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p.13.

F18 OJ L 165, 30.6.2010, p. 1.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 para. 1(f)(iv) modified (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2002/618, reg. 4T(3) (as inserted (E.W.S.) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 3(7) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, regs. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))