UK Statutory Instrument SI 1988 United Kingdom Repealed

The Falling-object Protective Structures for Construction Plant (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
Repealed
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 1 of 5 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 1 carries different penalties and 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Manufacturer2 Any Person1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Marketing of FOPS and construction plant Prosecution
  • Ensure construction plant and FOPS meet EEC safety standardsAny Person

Fine up to £2,000

s.004 Appointment of approved bodies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must appoint approved bodies for FOPS testingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 EEC type-examination certificates Regulated
  • Apply for an EEC type-examination certificate for FOPSManufacturer
s.006 Certificate of conformity and EEC mark of conformity Imprisonment
  • Certify and mark FOPS with EEC conformity symbolsManufacturer
s.008 Suspension and withdrawal of EEC type-examination certificate Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approved bodies must notify certificate holders of safety non-complianceStatutory regulator
14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.007 EEC inspections
s.009 Review
s.010 Review
s.011 Offences by corporations
s.para.12 The EEC mark provided for in Regulation 6 is a...
s.para.13 An example of this mark is shown below:
s.para.14 Example:
s.para.15 EEC type-examination certificate granted in 1979 by an approved body...
s.para.16 EEC type-examination certificate No.
s.para.17 The diameter of the circle surrounding the mark must not...
s.para.18 The mark of conformity must be affixed at a point...
s.para.19 Where a roll-over protective structure and a falling-object protective structure...
Schedules

Schedules

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6 other schedules
s.sch001 MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENT (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 FORM OF UNDERTAKING BY MANUFACTURER OR AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY (opens in a new tab)
s.sch003 MODEL TEST REPORT (opens in a new tab)
s.sch004 MODEL EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE (opens in a new tab)
s.sch005 EEC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY (opens in a new tab)
s.sch006 EEC MARK OF CONFORMITY (opens in a new tab)

Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

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