http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/31The 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 operatorsDistributorsRequirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a category B vessel available on the market311Before making a category B vessel available on the market, a distributor must verify that—athe vessel—ibears the inscriptions;iiis accompanied by instructions and safety information that are clear, legible and in easily understandable English;bthe manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 11 (labelling of vessels); andcthe importer has complied with the requirements in regulation 21 (information identifying importer).2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a category B vessel available on the market311Before making a category B vessel available on the market, a distributor must verify that—athe vessel—ibears the inscriptions;iiis accompanied by the instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the relevant state in which the vessel is to be made available on the market;bthe manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 11 (labelling of vessels); andcthe importer has complied with the requirements in regulation 21 (information identifying importer).2Where the relevant state referred to in paragraph (1) is Northern Ireland, the language referred to in paragraph (1) must be English.Reg. 31(1)(a)(ii) 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. 20(a) (with Sch. 21 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Reg. 31(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. 20(b) (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. 31(1)(a)(ii) 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)Words in reg. 31(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)Words in reg. 31(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(2)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