http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/30/2020-12-31The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseHEALTH AND SAFETYCONSUMER PROTECTION2025-03-17Expert Participation2020-12-31
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 operatorsDistributorsProhibition on a distributor making available on the market a category A vessel not considered to be in conformity with essential safety requirements301Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a category A vessel is not in conformity with the essential safety requirements, the distributor must not make the vessel available on the market until it has been brought into conformity.2Where the vessel presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, to domestic animals or to property, the distributor must inform the following of that risk–athe importer (if there is one);bthe manufacturer (if there is no importer); andcthe market surveillance authority.