http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/53The 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 453The Secretary of State may authorise the UK national accreditation body to carry out the following activities on behalf of the Secretary of State—aassessing whether a conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements;bmonitoring approved bodies in accordance with regulation 48; andccompiling and maintaining the register of approved bodies, in accordance with regulation 52.531A notified body may subcontract specific conformity assessment activities, or use a subsidiary to carry out such activities provided—athe body is satisfied that the subcontractor or subsidiary meets the notified body requirements;bthe body has informed the Secretary of State that it is satisfied that the subcontractor or subsidiary meets those requirements; andcthe economic operator for whom the activities are to be carried out has consented to the activities being carried out by that person.2The notified body which subcontracts specific conformity assessment activities or uses a subsidiary to carry out such activities remains responsible for the proper performance of those activities (irrespective of where the subcontractor or subsidiary is established).3Where a notified body subcontracts, or uses a subsidiary to carry out, a specific conformity assessment activity, the notified body must, for a period of 10 years beginning on the day on which the activity is first carried out, keep available for inspection by the Secretary of State all relevant documentation concerning—athe assessment of the qualifications of the subcontractor or the subsidiary; andbthe conformity assessment activity carried out by the subcontractor or subsidiary.Pt. 4 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. 30 (with Sch. 21 para. 37) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(j)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland onlyThis version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only