The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Enforcement powers under the 1974 Act U.K.

1.  For the purposes of enforcing these Regulations and RAMS (in its application to pressure equipment and assemblies), the following sections of the 1974 Act apply subject to the modifications in paragraph 2—

(a) section 19 (appointment of inspectors);

(b) section 20 (powers of inspectors);

(c) section 21 (improvement notices);

(d) section 22 (prohibition notices);

(e) section 23 (provisions supplementary to sections 21 and 22);

(f) section 24 (appeal against improvement or prohibition notice);

(g) section 25 (power to deal with cause of imminent danger);

(h) section 25A (power of customs officer to detain articles and substances);

(i) section 26 (power of enforcing authorities to indemnify their inspectors);

(j) section 27 (obtaining of information by the Commission, the Executive, enforcing authorities etc);

(k) section 27A (information communicated by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs);

(l) section 28 (restrictions on disclosure of information);

(m) section 33 (offences);

(n) section 34 (extension of time for bringing summary proceedings);

(o) section 35 (venue);

(p) section 39 (prosecutions by inspectors);

(q) section 41 (evidence); and

(r) section 42 (power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied or, in certain cases, forfeiture).