http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/25The 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 operatorsImportersDuty of importer to take action in respect of vessels placed on the market which are considered not to be in conformity251An importer who considers, or has reason to believe, that a vessel which the importer has placed on the market is not in conformity with Part 2 must immediately take the corrective measures necessary to—abring the vessel into conformity;bwithdraw the vessel; orcrecall the vessel.2Where the vessel presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, to domestic animals or to property, an importer must immediately inform the market surveillance authority of the risk, ... giving details, in particular, of—athe respect in which the vessel is considered not to be in conformity with Part 2; andbany corrective measures taken.Duty of importer to take action in respect of vessels placed on the market which are considered not to be in conformity251An importer who considers, or has reason to believe, that a vessel which the importer has placed on the market is not in conformity with Part 2 must immediately take the corrective measures necessary to—abring the vessel into conformity;bwithdraw the vessel; orcrecall the vessel.2Where the vessel presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, to domestic animals or to property, an importer must immediately inform the market surveillance authority of the risk, and the competent national authorities of any other relevant state in which the importer made the vessel available on the market, giving details, in particular, of—athe respect in which the vessel is considered not to be in conformity with Part 2; andbany corrective measures taken.Words in reg. 25(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 21 para. 17 (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. 25(2) 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 England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland onlyThis version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only