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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