The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 No. 1206

PART 2 U.K. Obligations of economic operators

CHAPTER 4 U.K. Distributors

Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes radio equipment available on the market E+W+S

31.—(1) Before making radio equipment available on the market, the distributor must verify that—

(a) the radio equipment—

(i) bears the [F1 UK] marking,

(ii) is accompanied by the required documents,

(iii) is accompanied by instructions and safety information [F2 which are clear, legible and in easily understandable English],

(b) the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in—

(i) regulation 8 (construction must allow operation [F3 without infringement of requirements]),

(ii) regulation 12 (identification of the radio equipment and manufacturer),

(iii) regulation 13 (instructions and information to be included with the radio equipment),

(iv) regulation 14 (information to be included where there are restrictions on putting into service or requirements for authorisation of use), and

(c) the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 23 (information identifying importer).

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(3) In paragraph (1)(a)(ii), “required documents” means any documents that are required to be provided pursuant to regulations 12(4), 14 and 23(3).

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 Word in reg. 31(1)(a)(i) 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. 29 para. 24(a) (with Sch. 29 para. 44) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in reg. 31(1)(a)(iii) 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. 29 para. 24(b) (with Sch. 29 para. 44) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in reg. 31(1)(b)(i) 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. 29 para. 24(c) (with Sch. 29 para. 44) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Reg. 31(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 29 para. 24(d) (with Sch. 29 para. 44) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes radio equipment available on the market N.I.

31.—(1) Before making radio equipment available on the market, the distributor must verify that—

(a) the radio equipment—

(i) bears the CE marking,

(ii) is accompanied by the required documents,

(iii) is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the [F5 relevant state] in which the radio equipment is to be made available on the market,

(b) the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in—

(i) regulation 8 (construction must allow operation in at least one [F5 relevant state]),

(ii) regulation 12 (identification of the radio equipment and manufacturer),

(iii) regulation 13 (instructions and information to be included with the radio equipment),

(iv) regulation 14 (information to be included where there are restrictions on putting into service or requirements for authorisation of use), and

(c) the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 23 (information identifying importer).

(2) Where the radio equipment is to be made available to consumers and other end-users in [F6 Northern Ireland], the language which can easily be understood is English.

(3) In paragraph (1)(a)(ii), “required documents” means any documents that are required to be provided pursuant to regulations 12(4), 14 and 23(3).

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

F5 Words in reg. 31 substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 16 para. 3(11)(a)

F6 Words in reg. 31 substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 16 para. 3(11)(b)