UK Statutory Instrument SI 1992/3073 United Kingdom Repealed

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992

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Enforced by
HSE, OPSS
Status
Repealed
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 3 of 17 obligations carry imprisonment (3 months). 14 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Responsible Person8 Any Person2 Applicant1 Manufacturer1 Director or Officer1

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts
MH(CT)(S)A 2003 30 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

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.

Part 1

PRELIMINARY

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocation
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 36 shown
s.sch003 ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MACHINERY (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Design and construct machinery to meet health and safety standardsManufacturer
s.sch006 ENFORCEMENT (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HSE and local authorities must enforce machinery safety regulationsStatutory regulator
34 other schedules
s.sch001 REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 THE EC MARK (Annex III of the Machinery Directive) (opens in a new tab)
s.sch003 ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF...
s.sch003 ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TO OFFSET THE PARTICULAR HAZARDS...
s.sch003 ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TO OFFSET THE PARTICULAR HAZARDS...
s.sch003 ESSENTIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR MACHINERY INTENDED SOLELY FOR...
s.sch004 MACHINERY POSING SPECIAL HAZARDS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch004 Circular saws (single or multi-blade) for working with wood and...
s.sch004 Injection or compression plastics-moulding machines with manual loading or unloading....
s.sch004 Injection or compression rubber-moulding machines with manual loading or unloading....
s.sch004 Machinery for underground working of the following types: machinery on...
s.sch004 Manually-loaded trucks for the collection of household refuse incorporating a...
s.sch004 Guards and detachable transmission shafts with universal joints as described...
s.sch004 Vehicles servicing lifts.
s.sch004 Hand-fed surface planing machines for woodworking.
s.sch004 Thicknessers for one-side dressing with manual loading and/or unloading for...
s.sch004 Band-saws with a mobile bed or carriage and manual loading...
s.sch004 Combined machines of the types referred to in 1 to...
s.sch004 Hand-fed tenoning machines with several tool holders for woodworking.
s.sch004 Hand-fed vertical spindle moulding machines.
s.sch004 Portable chain saws for woodworking.
s.sch004 Presses, including press-brakes, for the cold working of metals, with...
s.sch005 EXCLUDED MACHINERY (opens in a new tab)
s.sch006 Enforcement in Great Britain in relation to relevant machinery for use at work
s.sch006 Enforcement in Northern Ireland in relation to relevant machinery for use at work
s.sch006 Enforcement in relation to relevant machinery as goods for private use or consumption
s.sch006 Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
s.sch006 Forfeiture: Scotland
s.sch006 Duty of enforcement authority to inform Secretary of State of action taken
s.sch006 Savings
s.sch006 Nothing in these Regulations shall authorise an enforcement authority to...
s.sch006 Interpretation
s.sch007 MINING DISAPPLICATIONS (opens in a new tab)
s.schedule/3/part/1/paragraph/1n1 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS
s.011 General duty Imprisonment
  • Ensure machinery meets health and safety requirements before supply or useAny Person
s.013 Relevant machinery other than Schedule 4 machinery Regulated
  • Create and maintain a technical file for non-Schedule 4 machineryResponsible Person
s.014 Schedule 4 machinery manufactured in accordance with transposed harmonised standards Regulated
  • Compile and submit technical files for Schedule 4 machineryResponsible Person
s.015 Schedule 4 machinery not manufactured in accordance with transposed harmonised standards Regulated
  • Submit high-risk machinery for independent examination by an approved bodyResponsible Person
s.016 Modifications to relevant machinery Regulated
  • Notify the approved body of any changes to machineryResponsible Person
s.020 Certificate of adequacy Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approved Body must issue or refuse a certificate of adequacyStatutory regulator
s.021 EC type-examination Regulated
  • Apply for EC type-examination for high-risk machineryApplicant
s.022 EC declaration of conformity Regulated
  • Draw up and sign an EC declaration of conformity for machineryResponsible Person
s.023 Declaration of incorporation Regulated
  • Create a declaration of incorporation for partly completed machineryResponsible Person
s.024 Retention of documentation Regulated
  • Keep technical files for machinery for 10 yearsResponsible Person
s.025 The EC mark Regulated
  • Affix the EC mark to machinery correctlyResponsible Person
s.027 Judicial review of decisions of approved bodies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approved bodies must provide information about judicial reviewStatutory regulator
s.028 Application of Schedule 6 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulators must use Schedule 6 to enforce machinery safety rulesStatutory regulator
s.030 Penalties Imprisonment
  • Breach supply and safety regulations for personal protective equipmentAny Person
s.032 Liability of persons other than the principal offender Imprisonment
  • Liability of directors and others for secondary offencesDirector or Officer
19 other provisions
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocation (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Relevant machinery
s.004 Definition of “machinery”
s.005 Excluded machinery
s.006 Machinery for export to a third country
s.007 Machinery first supplied or put into service before 1st January 1993
s.008 Exclusion until 31st December 1994 of machinery which complies with health and safety provisions in force in a member State on 31st December 1992
s.009 Exclusion of specific machinery
s.010 Machinery where risks are wholly covered by other Directives
s.012 Requirements for supply of relevant machinery
s.017 Approved bodies
s.018 United Kingdom approved bodies
s.019 Fees
s.026 Conditions for relevant machinery being taken to comply with the relevant essential health and safety requirements
s.029 Offences
s.031 Defence of due diligence
s.033 Consequential disapplication of United Kingdom law
s.034 Relevant machinery which is electrical equipment

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