Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 3073

      The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1992 No. 3073

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992

Made 30th November 1992
Laid before Parliament 9th December 1992
Coming into force 1st January 1993


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.  Citation, commencement and revocation
2.  Interpretation
PART II
APPLICATION
3.  Relevant machinery
4.  Definition of "machinery"
General exclusions
5.  Excluded machinery
6.  Machinery for export to a third country
Transitional exclusions
7.  Machinery first supplied or put into service before 1st January 1993
8.  Exclusion until 31st December 1994 of machinery which complies with health and safety provisions in force in a member State on 31st December 1992
Exclusion of machinery covered by other Directives
9.  Exclusion of specific machinery
10.  Machinery where risks are wholly covered by other Directives
PART III
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
11.  General duty
12.  Requirements for supply of relevant machinery
Conformity assessment procedures
13.  Relevant machinery other than Schedule 4 machinery
14.  Schedule 4 machinery manufactured in accordance with transposed harmonised standards
15.  Schedule 4 machinery not manufactured in accordance with transposed harmonised standards
16.  Modifications to relevant machinery
17.  Approved bodies
18.  United Kingdom approved bodies
19.  Fees
20.  Certificate of adequacy
21.  EC type-examination
Declaration and marking procedures
22.  EC declaration of conformity
23.  Declaration of incorporation
24.  Retention of documentation
25.  The EC mark
Supplementary provisions
26.  Conditions for relevant machinery being taken to comply with the relevant essential health and safety requirements
27.  Judicial review of decisions of approved bodies
PART IV
ENFORCEMENT
28.  Application of Schedule 6
29.  Offences
30.  Penalties
31.  Defence of due diligence
32.  Liability of persons other than the principal offender
Consequential disapplication of United Kingdom law
33.  General provisions
34.  Relevant machinery which is electrical equipment

SCHEDULES

  SCHEDULE 1  —Revocation of Regulations

  SCHEDULE 2  —The EC mark

  SCHEDULE 3  —Essential health and safety requirements

  SCHEDULE 4  —Machinery posing special hazards

  SCHEDULE 5  —Excluded machinery

  SCHEDULE 6  —Enforcement

  SCHEDULE 7  —Mining disapplications

 

Explanatory Note


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