UK Statutory Instrument 2018 United Kingdom

Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018

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At a glance

Enforced by

HSE, OPSS

What's here

11 compliance obligations, 2 practical guides

Penalty landscape

3 of 11 obligations carry imprisonment (3 months). 1 carries different penalties and 7 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.

  • Any Person 3
  • Manufacturer 2
  • Director or Officer 1

Plus 5 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.

Direct — cites this Act

1 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

1 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.

Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Manufacturers also bound by 82 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 — Preliminary

s.conformity assessment procedure obligation which i

Conformity assessment procedure obligation which is met by complying with Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)

  • Ensure PPE undergoes EU-equivalent type-examination Manufacturer
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.further use of uk marking

Further use of UK marking

s.obligations which are met by complying with obliga

Obligations which are met by complying with obligations in Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit)

s.qualifying northern ireland goods

Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods

Part 2 — Market Surveillance and Enforcement

s.008

Penalties

3 months imprisonment
  • Breach of personal protective equipment (PPE) safety regulations Any Person
s.015

Compensation

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulators must pay compensation for unjustified PPE enforcement notices Statutory regulator
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.information obligations

Information obligations

Part 3 — Miscellaneous

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Part 4 — Provisions in respect of the UK(NI) indication

s.021

UK(NI) indication

  • Affix UK(NI) marking on PPE for the Northern Ireland market Manufacturer
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

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.007

Offences

3 months imprisonment
  • Fail to meet PPE obligations or obstruct enforcement Any Person
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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

HSE

Primary

Health and Safety Executive

Workplace health, safety, and welfare regulation across all industries. Enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. Investigates …

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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