Statutory Rule 1996 No. 247

      Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

1996 No. 247

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made 24th June 1996
Coming into operation 29th July 1996


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Part I
Preliminary
1.  Citation, commencement and revocations.
2.  Interpretation.
Part II
Application
3.  Equipment, protective systems, devices and components.
4.  Excluded equipment, protective systems, devices and components.
5.  Exclusion until 30th June 2003 of equipment and protective systems complying with health and safety provisions in operation on 23rd March 1994.
Part III
General Requirements
6.  General duty relating to the placing on the market of equipment, protective systems or devices by a responsible person.
7.  General duty relating to the supply of equipment, protective systems or devices by a person other than the responsible person.
8.  General duty relating to the placing on the market of components by a responsible person.
9.  Exceptions to placing on the market in respect of certain equipment, protective systems, devices and components.
10.  Conformity assessment procedures.
11.  Notified bodies.
12.  Notified bodies appointed by the Department.
13.  Fees.
Supplementary Provisions
14.  Conditions for equipment, protective systems, devices and components being taken to comply with the provisions of the ATEX Directive.
Part IV
Enforcement
15.  Application of Schedule 13.
16.  Offences and penalties.
17.  Defence of due diligence.
18.  Liability of persons other than the principal offender.
19.  Amendment of the Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991.
20.  Consequential amendment of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993.

SCHEDULES

  Schedule 1 —  The CE marking and other inscriptions.

  Schedule 2 —  Essential health and safety requirements (Annex II to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 3 —  Criteria determining the classification of equipment-groups into categories.

  Schedule 4 —  Excluded equipment, protective systems and devices.

  Schedule 5 —  Module: EC type-examination (Annex III to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 6 —  Module: Production quality assurance (Annex IV to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 7 —  Module: Product verification (Annex V to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 8 —  Module: Conformity to type (Annex VI to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 9 —  Module: Product quality assurance (Annex VII to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 10 —  Module: Internal control of production (Annex VIII to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 11 —  Module: Unit verification (Annex IX to the ATEX Directive).

  Schedule 12 —  Content of the EC declaration of conformity.

  Schedule 13 —  Enforcement.

 

Explanatory Note


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