UK Statutory Instrument 2016 United Kingdom

Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016

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At a glance

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OPSS

What's here

46 compliance obligations, 5 practical guides across 2 topics

Penalty landscape

5 of 46 obligations carry imprisonment (3 months). 2 carry different penalties and 39 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Manufacturer 21
  • Distributor 5
  • Any Person 5
  • Operator 2
  • Licence Holder 1
  • Director or Officer 1

Plus 11 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Supporting — topic alignment

5 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Distributors also bound by 33 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Licence Holders also bound by 50 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.designated standard

Designated standard

s.disapplication where more specific obligations app

Disapplication where more specific obligations apply

Part 2 — Obligations of economic operators

s.022

Storage and transport

  • Safely store and transport electronic equipment to maintain compliance Manufacturer
s.029

Storage and transport

  • Maintain safe storage and transport of electromagnetic equipment Distributor
s.037

Fixed installations

  • Document engineering practices for custom fixed installations Any Person
Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.further use of the uk marking

Further use of the UK marking

s.obligations which are met by complying with obliga

Obligations which are met by complying with obligations in the Directive

s.qualifying northern ireland goods

Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods

Part 3 — Conformity of apparatus and equipment

s.register of uk notified bodies

Register of UK notified bodies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must maintain a register of UK notified bodies Crown / Minister / Government department
s.uk(ni) indication

UK(NI) indication

  • Affix UK(NI) indication for Northern Ireland products Manufacturer

Part 4 — Notification of conformity assessment bodies

No sections of this Part have been ingested yet.

Part 5 — Enforcement and market surveillance

s.055

Exercise of enforcement powers

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • OPSS must follow specific procedures when taking enforcement action Statutory regulator
s.058

EU safeguard procedure

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must coordinate with the EU on non-compliant equipment Crown / Minister / Government department
s.060

Restrictive measures

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcing authorities must follow RAMS procedures for restrictive measures Statutory regulator
s.061

Offences

3 months imprisonment
  • Fail to comply with EMC requirements or recall notice Any Person
Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 6 — MISCELLANEOUS

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.transitional provision in relation to eu exit

Transitional provision in relation to EU Exit

Schedules

Browse 2 other Schedules — structural / supplementary

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

s.041

Declaration of conformity

3 months imprisonment
  • Create and sign a formal Declaration of Conformity for equipment Manufacturer
s.046

Monitoring

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must monitor approved bodies for ongoing compliance Crown / Minister / Government department
s.050

Register of approved bodies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must maintain a public register of approved bodies Crown / Minister / Government department
s.073

Review

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 12 other unclassified sections
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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

OPSS

Office for Product Safety and Standards

Product safety regulator responsible for ensuring consumer products are safe. Enforces product safety regulations, UKCA marking requirements, and works with market surveillance …

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