[F1UK national accreditation bodyE+W+S
54. The Secretary of State may authorise the UK national accreditation body to carry out the following activities on behalf of the Secretary of State—
(a)assessing whether a conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements;
(b)monitoring approved bodies in accordance with regulation 49; and
(c)compiling and maintaining the register of approved bodies, in accordance with regulation 53.]
Extent Information
E1This 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 Pt. 4 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. 36 (with Sch. 29 para. 44) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(r)(iv)(v)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Subsidiaries and contractorsN.I.
54.—(1) Where a notified body subcontracts specific conformity assessment activities, or has such activities carried out by a subsidiary, the activities are only to be treated as having been carried out by a notified body for the purposes of regulation 41 (conformity assessment procedures) where the conditions in paragraphs (2) and (3) are met.
(2) The notified body must—
(a)ensure that the subcontractor or subsidiary satisfies the notified body requirements, and
(b)inform the Secretary of State accordingly.
(3) The notified body must have obtained the agreement of the client to the use of a subcontractor or subsidiary.
(4) Where a notified body subcontracts specific conformity assessment activities, or has such activities carried out by a subsidiary, the notified body must for a period of at least 10 years beginning on the day on which the activities are carried out, keep available for inspection by the Secretary of State all the relevant documentation concerning—
(a)the assessment of the qualifications of the subcontractor or the subsidiary, and
(b)the conformity assessment activities carried out by the subcontractor or subsidiary under Schedule 3 (conformity assessment modules B and C) or Schedule 4 (conformity assessment module H).
(5) When monitoring a notified body in accordance with regulation 50, the Secretary of State must treat the notified body as responsible for the activities performed by a subcontractor or subsidiary, wherever the subcontractor or subsidiary is established.
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only