Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2423

      The Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1992 No. 2423

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992

Made 11th October 1992
Laid before Parliament 14th October 1992
Coming into force 6th November 1992


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.  Citation and commencement
2.  Disapplication of legislation to telecommunications terminal equipment and consequential modification of approvals thereunder and of telecommunication system licences
3.  Interpretation
4.  Terminal equipment
5.  Essential requirements
6.  Application and transitional provisions
PART II
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
7.  General duty for applicable terminal equipment
8.  Requirements for supply, putting into service and connection of applicable terminal equipment to a public telecommunications network
9.  Conformity assessment requirements
10.  Connection marking requirements
11.  Retention of documentation
12.  General duty for terminal equipment not intended for connection
PART III
THE EC TYPE-EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
13.  Application of Part III
14.  The EC type-examination procedure
15.  The conformity assessment requirements pursuant to the EC type-examination procedureEC type-examination
EC type-examination
16.  EC type-examination
17.  Application for EC type-examination
18.  EC type-examination by a United Kingdom notified body
19.  EC type-examination certificates issued by United Kingdom notified bodies
20.  Modifications to the approved type
21.  Additional approvals issued by United Kingdom notified bodies
22.  Variation of EC type-examination certificates and additional approvals issued by United Kingdom notified bodies
23.  Withdrawal of EC type-examination certificates and additional approvals
Conformity to type
24.  The conformity to type part of the procedure
25.  Manufacturer's duty
26.  Product check procedureProduction quality assurance
Production quality assurance
27.  The production quality assurance part of the procedure
28.  Manufacturer's duty
29.  Application for approval of a production quality assurance quality system
30.  Requirements for the approval of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body
31.  Assessment of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body
32.  Manufacturer's undertaking
33.  Modifications to quality systems
34.  Surveillance procedure
35.  Withdrawal and compulsory modification of approved quality systems#
Final provisions
36.  EC declaration of conformity to type where equipment submitted for approval in the United Kingdom
37.  Interpretation
PART IV
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE
38.  Application of Part IV
39.  The conformity assessment requirements pursuant to the EC declaration of conformity procedure
Full quality assurance
40.  Manufacturer's duty
41.  Application for approval of a quality system
42.  Requirements for the approval of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body
43.  Assessment of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body
44.  Manufacturer's undertaking
45.  Modifications to approved quality systems
46.  Surveillance procedure
47.  Withdrawal and compulsory modification of approved quality systems
Final provisions
48.  EC declaration of conformity to type where quality system approved by a United Kingdom notified body
49.  Interpretation
PART V
UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFIED BODIES
50.  Appointment
51.  Eligibility
52.  Termination of appointment and transfer of functions
53.  Power of United Kingdom notified body to charge fees
54.  Procedure where United Kingdom notified body is minded to make a decision unfavourable to the manufacturer
55.  Information to other notified bodies
56.  Administrative requirements
PART VI
RECOGNISED TEST LABORATORIES
57.  Recognised test laboratories, designated test laboratories and third country relevant bodies
58.  Designation of United Kingdom designated test laboratories
59.  Termination of designation
60.  Tests and assessments carried out by recognised test laboratories
PART VII
ENFORCEMENT
Enforcement authorities and powers
61.  Enforcement authorities
62.  Test purchases
63.  Powers of search etc.
64.  Provisions supplemental to regulation 63
65.  Appeals against detention of equipment
66.  Prohibition notices
67.  Suspension notices
68.  Appeals against suspension notices
69.  Power to require production of documents and information etc.
Offences
70.  Supplying, putting into service, connecting or permitting to remain connected equipment in contravention of regulation 8 or 12
71.  Contravention of prohibition notice or suspension notice
72.  False or misleading information
73.  Misuse of the CE mark etc.
74.  Obstruction etc of officers of the enforcement authority etc.
75.  Failure to retain documentation
76.  Defence of due diligence
77.  Liability of persons other than the principal offender
78.  Extension of time for bringing summary proceedings
79.  Inference of condition of equipment at time of supply or putting into service
Powers of the court
80.  Penalties
81.  Power of the court to require matter to be remedied
82.  Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
83.  Forfeiture: Scotland
84.  Recovery of expenses of enforcement
PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
85.  Restrictions on disclosure of information
86.  Service of documents etc.
87.  Duty of enforcement authority to inform the Secretary of State of action taken
88.  Savings for certain privileges
89.  Savings for action taken under other enactments

SCHEDULES

  SCHEDULE 1 —  ORDERS MADE UNDER SECTIONS 28 AND 29 OF THE 1984 ACT IMPOSING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE MARKING, LABELLING AND ADVERTISEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS WHICH CEASE TO APPLY TO APPLIC-ABLE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT ON 6TH NOVEMBER 1992

  SCHEDULE 2 —  THE CE MARK

  SCHEDULE 3 —  FORM OF THE NOTIFIED BODY SYMBOL AND THE CONNECTION SYMBOL

  SCHEDULE 4 —  FORM OF THE NON-CONNECTION SYMBOL

  SCHEDULE 5 —  MODEL OF THE INTENDED PURPOSE DECLARATION FOR CONNECTION-CAPABLE EQUIPMENT AND RADIO CONNECTION-CAPABLE EQUIPMENT

  SCHEDULE 6 —  MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE SATISFIED BY UNITED KINGDOM NOTIFIED BODIES

  SCHEDULE 7 —  PROHIBITION NOTICES

 

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