http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/39The 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 3Conformity of Category A VesselsPresumption of conformity of category A vessels391A category A vessel which is in conformity with a designated standard (or part of such a standard) ..., is presumed to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements covered by that standard (or that part of that standard).2The presumption in paragraph (1) is rebuttable.Presumption of conformity of category A vessels391A category A vessel which is in conformity with a harmonised standard (or part of such a standard) the reference to which has been published in the Official Journal, is presumed to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements covered by that standard (or that part of that standard).2The presumption in paragraph (1) is rebuttable.Word in reg. 39(1) 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. 25(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)Words in reg. 39(1) 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. 25(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)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