Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2001

      The Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


1999 No. 2001

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999

  Made 15th July 1999 
  Laid before Parliament 19th July 1999 
  Coming into force
  regulations 1, 2, 20 and 22 31st August 1999 
  remaining regulations 29th November 1999 


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS


PART I

PRELIMINARY
1. Citation and commencement
2. Interpretation

PART II

APPLICATION
3. Pressure equipment and assemblies
4. Excluded pressure equipment and assemblies
5. Pressure equipment and assemblies placed on the market before 29th November 1999
6. Exclusion until 30th May 2002 of pressure equipment and assemblies complying with provisions in force on 28th November 1999

PART III

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
7. General duty relating to the placing on the market or putting into service of pressure equipment
8. General duty relating to the placing on the market or putting into service of assemblies
9. Requirement for pressure equipment or assemblies to comply with sound engineering practice
10. General duty relating to the supply of pressure equipment or assemblies
11. Exceptions to placing on the market or supply in respect of certain pressure equipment and assemblies
12. Classification of pressure equipment
13. Conformity assessment procedures for pressure equipment
14. Conformity assessment procedure for assemblies
15. Exclusion for pressure equipment and assemblies for use for experimentation
16. CE marking
17. European approval for materials
18. Notified bodies
19. Recognised third-party organisations
20. Notified bodies and recognised third-party organisations appointed by the Secretary of State
21. Fees
22. User inspectorates
23. Conditions for pressure equipment and assemblies being taken to conform with the provisions of these Regulations

PART IV

ENFORCEMENT
24. Application of Schedule 8
25. Offences
26. Penalties
27. Defence of due diligence
28. Liability of persons other than the principal offender
29. Consequential amendments

SCHEDULES

  SCHEDULE 1. -  Excluded pressure equipment and assemblies

  SCHEDULE 2. -  Essential safety requirements (Annex I to the Pressure Equipment Directive)

  SCHEDULE 3. -  Conformity assessment tables (Annex II to the Pressure Equipment Directive)

  SCHEDULE 4. -  Conformity assessment procedures (Annex III to the Pressure Equipment Directive)

  SCHEDULE 5. -  CE marking (Annex VI to the Pressure Equipment Directive)

  SCHEDULE 6. -  EC declaration of conformity (Annex VII to the Pressure Equipment Directive)

  SCHEDULE 7. -  European approval for materials

  SCHEDULE 8. -  Enforcement

  Explanatory Note  

 
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