http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/20The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseHEALTH AND SAFETYCONSUMER PROTECTION2025-03-17Expert Participation2024-10-01
These Regulations transpose Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (recast) (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p.45) (“the Directive”).
PART 2Obligations of economic operatorsImportersRequirements which must be satisfied before an importer places a category B vessel on the marke t20Before placing a category B vessel on the market, an importer must ensure that—ait has been designed and manufactured in accordance with sound engineering practice;bit bears the inscriptions; andcthe manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 11 (labelling of vessels).Requirements which must be satisfied before an importer places a category B vessel on the market20Before placing a category B vessel on the market, an importer must ensure that—ait has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the sound engineering practice in a relevant state;bit bears the inscriptions; andcthe manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 11 (labelling of vessels).Words in reg. 20(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 21 para. 14 (with Sch. 21 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in reg. 20(a) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Pressure Vessels (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/678), reg. 1(b), Sch. 1 para. 3(1)This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland onlyThis version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only