Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1620

      The Construction Products Regulations 1991


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 1620

BUILDING AND BUILDINGS

The Construction Products Regulations 1991

Made 15th July 1991
Laid before Parliament 22nd July 1991
Coming into force 27th December 1991


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.  Citation, commencement and application
2.  Interpretation
PART II
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
3.  Requirement to be satisfied by products
4.  Products bearing the EC mark
5.  EC mark and other information on or accompanying products
6.  Requirement to keep available and give information about products which bear the EC mark
7.  Requirement to give information about products which do not bear the EC mark
8.  Prohibition on supply
9.  Prohibition notices and notices to warn
10.  Suspension notices
11.  Appeals against suspension notices
12.  Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
13.  Forfeiture: Scotland
14.  Power to obtain information
PART III
ENFORCEMENT OF PART II
15.  Enforcement
16.  Test purchases
17.  Powers of search, etc.
18.  Provisions supplemental to regulation 17
19.  Power of customs officer to detain products
20.  Obstruction of authorised officer
21.  Appeals against detention of products
22.  Compensation for seizure and detention
23.  Recovery of expenses of enforcement
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
24.  Power of Commissioners of Customs and Excise to disclose information
25.  Restrictions on the disclosure of information
26.  Defence of due diligence
27.  Liability of persons other than principal offender
28.  Service of documents etc.
29.  Savings for certain privileges
30.  Duties of enforcement authorities
31.  Commencement of proceedings
32.  Rules of public and certain private bodies
33.  Health and safety at work

SCHEDULES

  SCHEDULE 1—  SPECIMEN FORM OF EC MARK TO BE PLACED ON OR TO ACCOMPANY PRODUCTS

  SCHEDULE 2—  ANNEX I TO THE DIRECTIVE

  SCHEDULE 3—  ATTESTATION OF CONFORMITY WITH RELEVANT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  SCHEDULE 4—  PROHIBITION NOTICES AND NOTICES TO WARN

 

Explanatory Note


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