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SCHEDULE 29E+W+SAmendment of the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 and related amendments

PART 1E+W+SAmendments to the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017

Amendment to regulation 2E+W+S

2.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)omit the definition of “accreditation”;

(b)omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;

(c)after the definition of “the 1987 Act” insert—

““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 46 (approved bodies);”;

F1(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)omit the definition of “CE marking”;

(f)omit the definition of “competent national authority”;

(g)before the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—

““commencement date” means the date these regulations come into force;”;

(h)after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—

““declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 42 by regulation 10(1)(a) ( declaration of conformity);

“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;

(i)for the definition of “electromagnetic disturbance” substitute—

““electromagnetic disturbance” means any electromagnetic phenomenon which may degrade the performance of equipment; an electromagnetic disturbance may be electromagnetic noise, an unwanted signal or a change in the propagation medium itself;”;

(j)omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;

(k)omit the definition of “European Commission”;

(l)for the definition of “harmful interference” substitute—

““harmful interference” means interference which endangers the functioning of a radio navigation service or of other safety services or which otherwise seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunications service operating in accordance with the applicable international, European Community or national regulations;”;

(m)omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;

(n)before the definition of “importer” insert—

“the Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1354 specifying how to present the information provided for in Article 10(10) of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;”;

[F2(o)for the definition of “importer” substitute—

“importer” means a person who—

(a)is established in the United Kingdom and places radio equipment from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or

(b)is established in Northern Ireland and places radio equipment on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state;”]

[F3(p)in the definition of “make available on the market” for “EU market” substitute “market of Great Britain”;]

(q)omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;

(r)omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;

(s)omit the definition of “Official Journal”;

[F4(t)in the definition of “place on the market” for “EU market” substitute “market of Great Britain”;]

[F5(u)in the definition of “put into service” for “the EU” substitute “Great Britain”;]

(v)after the definition of “technical specification” insert—

““UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;

“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”.

(3) Omit paragraphs (3) and (6).

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 29 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1