Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 1186
Consumer Protection
Health And Safety
The Lifts (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made
1st December 2016
Laid before Parliament
7th December 2016
Coming into force
8th December 2016
The Secretary of State, who is a Minister designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to measures relating to lifts and safety components for use in lifts, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.
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M21972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
Citation and CommencementU.K.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Lifts (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 8th December 2016.
Amendment to the Lifts Regulations 2016U.K.
2. In regulation 3(2)(a) of the Lifts Regulations 2016 M3, for “on or after” substitute “ before ”.
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Margot James
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1st December 2016
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Lifts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1093) to make clear that those Regulations apply to lifts and safety components for lifts placed on the market on or after 8th December 2016 (the commencement date for those Regulations), but do not apply to lifts and safety components for lifts placed on the market before that date.