[F1PART 4U.K.Approval of Conformity Assessment Bodies

Register of approved bodiesE+W+S

52.—(1) The Secretary of State must—

(a)assign an approved body identification number to each approved body; and

(b)compile and maintain a register of—

(i)approved bodies;

(ii)their approved body identification numbers;

(iii)the activities for which they have been approved; and

(iv)any restrictions on those activities.

(2) The register referred to in paragraph (1) must be made publicly available.]

Operational matters in relation to notified bodiesN.I.

52.—(1) Subject to the terms of its appointment and to paragraph (3), a notified body must carry out the conformity assessment activities and modules in respect of which the body's notification was made to the European Commission and to the other [F2relevant states] under regulation 46 (notification).

(2) Where a notified body carries out a conformity assessment procedure, it must do so in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 4.

(3) A notified body must make provision for a manufacturer to be able to make an appeal against a refusal by the notified body—

(a)to issue an EU-type examination certificate referred to in Schedule 2; or

(b)to affix, or cause to be affixed, the body's identification number pursuant to regulation 44 (identification number)