Notified Bodies
42.—(1) For the purposes of this Part, a notified body is a conformity assessment body—
(a)which has been notified by the Secretary of State to the European Commission, the other Member States and Northern Ireland—
(i)under regulation 44 (notification), or
(ii)before the commencement date, in accordance with Article 17 of the ATEX Directive, and
(b)in respect of which no objections are raised by the European Commission or other Member States—
(i)within two weeks of the date of notification, where the notification is accompanied by an accreditation certificate, or
(ii)within two months of the date of notification, where the notification is not accompanied by an accreditation certificate.
(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 48 (changes to notifications).