UK Statutory Instrument
2017
United Kingdom
The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017
These Regulations transpose Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2013 on recreational watercraft and personal watercraft (OJ No L 354, 28.12.2013 p.90) (“the Directive”).The Directive repeals and replaces Directive 1994/25/EC as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC which was implemented in the United Kingdom by the Recreational Craft Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1353) (as amended by S.I. 1998/116). These Regulations revoke and replace S.I. 1996/1353.
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Nothing in paragraph 4 of this Schedule will preclude the...
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An approved body must participate in the work of any...
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Where an approved body finds that the requirements of regulation...
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Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have...
(1) An approved body must inform the Secretary of State...
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Subject to paragraph 7, an enforcing authority may revoke or...
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Recall notice
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A relevant economic operator which has received notice from the...
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In this Schedule, “Institute” means the charitable organisation with registered...
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Interpretation
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Withdrawal notice
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UK marking and declaration of conformity
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Provision of information and co-operation
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Duty of importer to ensure products are labelled
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Duty to take action in respect of product placed on the market which is considered not to be in conformity
Duty of importers to retain technical documentation and EU declaration of conformity
Provision of information and co-operation
Duty to act with due care
Making available on the market
Duty not to make a product available on the market where a distributor suspects that it is not in conformity
Storage and transport
Duty to take action in respect of watercraft placed on the market which is considered not to be in conformity
Provision of information and co-operation
Cases in which the obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
Monitoring
Translation of EU declaration of conformity
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Further use of UK marking
Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods
Presumption of conformity
Applicable conformity assessment procedures
Duty to carry out the post construction assessment
Design and construction
Exhaust emissions
Noise emissions: recreational craft
Noise emissions: personal watercraft
Requirements of the post-construction assessment
Conformity assessments carried out under Module B (EU-type examination)
Conformity assessments carried out under Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing)
Conformity assessments carried out under Module F (conformity to type based on product verification)
Conformity assessments carried out under Module C (conformity to type based on internal production control)
Declaration of conformity
UK marking
UK(NI) indication
Register of notified bodies established in the United Kingdom
Approved bodies
Approval of conformity assessment bodies
Presumption of conformity of approved bodies
Monitoring of approved bodies
Restriction, suspension or withdrawal of approval
Notice of proposed restriction, suspension or withdrawal of approval
Operational requirements of approved bodies
Subsidiaries and contractors
Register of approved bodies
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Designation of market surveillance authorities
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Evaluation of a product presenting a risk
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Time limit for commencement of proceedings
Compensation
Power to amend Schedules
Power to make provision for application of conformity assessments and of Schedule 1
Amendment to the Consumer Rights Act 2015
Amendment to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004
Amendment to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
Amendment to the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Regulatory Functions in Scotland and Northern Ireland) Order 2009
Transitional provisions
Transitional provisions in relation to EU Exit
Revocations and savings
The declaration by the manufacturer or the importer established in...
the name and address of the manufacturer; the name and...
The technical documentation referred to in Article 7(2) and Article...
In the cases referred to in Article 24(5) regulation 52...
An engine is taken from the series and subjected to...
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