UK Statutory Instrument SI 2013 United Kingdom

The Construction Products Regulations 2013

These Regulations make provision necessary for the operation in the United Kingdom of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (OJ No L 88, 4.4.2011, p.5) (“the 2011 Regulation”). The …

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Enforced by
OPSS
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 6 of 16 obligations carry imprisonment (3 months). 5 carry different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person9 Director or Officer1 Manufacturer1

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties
Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts

What it requires

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Schedules

Schedules

2 of 47 shown
s.sch003 Prohibition notices (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must provide grounds and appeal rights in prohibition noticesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch004 Notices to warn (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must follow specific procedures before issuing a warning noticeCrown / Minister / Government department
45 other schedules
s.sch001 Grounds for service of notices in relation to the 2008 Regulation and the 2011 Regulation (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 There are grounds for the service of a suspension notice...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where the service of such a notice...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where Article 20 (products presenting a serious...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where Article 29(1) (control of products entering...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where the service of such a notice...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where the service of such a notice...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where the product must be withdrawn from...
s.sch001 This paragraph applies where the service of such a notice...
s.sch002 Suspension notices (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 A suspension notice served by an enforcement authority in respect...
s.sch002 In Scotland, any person aggrieved by an order made under...
s.sch002 This Part of this Schedule is without prejudice to the...
s.sch002 A notice that is based on the ground in paragraph...
s.sch002 Where an enforcement authority serves a suspension notice in respect...
s.sch002 Any disputed question as to the right to, or the...
s.sch002 Any person having an interest in any construction products in...
s.sch002 An application under this Part of this Schedule may be...
s.sch002 On an application under this Part of this Schedule to...
s.sch002 On an application under this Part of this Schedule to...
s.sch002 Any person aggrieved by an order made under this Part...
s.sch003 A prohibition notice in respect of any construction products must—...
s.sch003 A notice that is based on the ground in paragraph...
s.sch003 (1) If representations in writing about a prohibition notice are...
s.sch003 (1) Where representations in writing about a prohibition notice are...
s.sch003 (1) Where a person is appointed to consider representations about...
s.sch003 (1) The Secretary of State may revoke or vary a...
s.sch003 This Schedule is without prejudice to the operation of—
s.sch003 (1) Where in a notification served on any person under...
s.sch003 In this Schedule— “the appointed person”, in relation to a...
s.sch004 (1) If the Secretary of State proposes to serve a...
s.sch004 (1) Where a person on whom a notification containing a...
s.sch004 (1) Where a person is appointed to consider representations about...
s.sch004 The Secretary of State may revoke a notice to warn...
s.sch004 This Schedule is without prejudice to the operation of—
s.sch004 (1) Where in a notification served on any person under...
s.sch004 In this Schedule— “the appointed person”, in relation to a...
s.sch005 Amendments to statutory instruments (opens in a new tab)
s.sch005 In Schedule 1 to the Provision and Use of Work...
s.sch005 In the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 —
s.sch005 In regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations...
s.sch005 In regulation 27 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland)...
s.sch005 In the Schedule to the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels...
s.sch005 Omit regulation 2(21)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Water Supply (Water...
s.sch005 In regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations...
s.004 Prohibition on supply etc. Imprisonment
  • Supply construction products without proper marking or documentationAny Person
s.005 Breaches of duty by economic operators Imprisonment
  • Supply non-compliant construction products or fail to report safety risksManufacturer
s.006 Other breaches of the 2011 Regulation Prosecution
  • Supply construction products without correct identification and safety infoAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.007 Suspension notices Imprisonment
  • Breach of a construction product suspension noticeAny Person
s.010 Duty of enforcement authority to give notice of suspension notices and forfeiture applications etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcement authorities must notify the Secretary of State of legal actionsLocal authority
s.011 Prohibition notices Imprisonment
  • Supply construction products in breach of a prohibition noticeAny Person
s.012 Notices to warn Imprisonment
  • Failure to comply with a notice to warnAny Person
s.013 Power to obtain information Prosecution
  • Fail to provide information or providing false info to construction regulatorsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.014 Enforcement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcement authorities must monitor and enforce construction product safetyStatutory regulator
s.017 Provisions supplemental to regulation 16 Prosecution
  • Impersonate an enforcement officerAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.018 Obstruction of authorised officer Prosecution
  • Obstruction of a construction products enforcement officerAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.022 Restrictions on the disclosure of information Imprisonment
  • Unlawfully disclose confidential manufacturing or trade secretsAny Person
s.024 Liability of persons other than principal offender Imprisonment
  • Personal liability for company directors and third partiesDirector or Officer
s.027 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review construction product regulations every five yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
16 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Competent authority
s.008 Forfeiture: England and Wales ...
s.009 Forfeiture: Scotland
s.015 Test purchases
s.016 Powers of search etc.
s.019 Appeals against detention of products
s.020 Compensation for seizure and detention
s.021 Recovery of expenses of enforcement
s.023 Defence of due diligence
s.025 Service of documents etc.
s.026 Commencement of proceedings
s.028 Revocations and amendments
s.029 Transitional provisions
s.application Application

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