http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/regulation/61The 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 5611Where, having carried out an evaluation under regulation 58 (evaluation of vessels presenting a risk), an enforcing authority finds that although a vessel is in conformity with Part 2, it presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, to domestic animals or to property, the enforcing authority must require a relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures to—aensure that the vessel concerned, when placed on the market, no longer presents such a risk;bwithdraw the vessel within a prescribed period; orcrecall the vessel within a prescribed period.2Where an enforcing authority is not the Secretary of State and it takes measures under paragraph (1), it must notify the Secretary of State immediately.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4The notice referred to in paragraph (2) must include all available details and, in particular—athe data necessary for the identification of the vessel;bthe origin and the supply chain of the vessel;cthe nature of the risk involved; anddthe nature and duration of the measures taken by the enforcing authority.5In this regulation, “prescribed period” means a period which—ais prescribed by the enforcing authority; andbis reasonable and commensurate with the nature of the risk presented by the vessel.611Where, having carried out an evaluation under regulation 58 (evaluation of vessels presenting a risk), an enforcing authority finds that although a vessel is in conformity with Part 2, it presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, to domestic animals or to property, the enforcing authority must require a relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures to—aensure that the vessel concerned, when placed on the market, no longer presents such a risk;bwithdraw the vessel within a prescribed period; orcrecall the vessel within a prescribed period.2Where an enforcing authority is not the Secretary of State and it takes measures under paragraph (1), it must notify the Secretary of State immediately.3 Subject to paragraph (3A), where the Secretary of State receives a notice under paragraph (2) or takes measures under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must notify the European Commission and the other relevant states immediately.3AParagraph (3) only applies to measures taken in Northern Ireland.4The notices referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) must include all available details and, in particular—athe data necessary for the identification of the vessel;bthe origin and the supply chain of the vessel;cthe nature of the risk involved; anddthe nature and duration of the measures taken by the enforcing authority.5In this regulation, “prescribed period” means a period which—ais prescribed by the enforcing authority; andbis reasonable and commensurate with the nature of the risk presented by the vessel.Reg. 61(3A) inserted (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. 6(3)(b)Reg. 61(3) 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. 34(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. 61(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. 34(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. 61(3) inserted (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. 6(3)(a)(i)Words in reg. 61(3) 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. 6(3)(a)(ii)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