Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: Great Britain
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Provides guidance on the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 as they apply to equipment being supplied in or into Great Britain. Covers: legislative background; scope; obligations of manufacturers; obligations of authorised representatives; obligations of importers; obligations of distributors; conformity assessment and marking before placing equipment on the GB market; qualifying Northern Ireland Goods; enforcement and penalties.
History
Last updated: 25 March 2025 - Added link to information on making use of recognition of EU requirements to place products on the GB market. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-equipment-safety-regulations-2016/electrical-equipment-safety-regulations-2016-great-britain and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: statutory guidance. First published: 30 August 2017.
Subjects
- Building services
- Electrical services
Publisher History
OPSS is part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with a remit to make regulation work, to protect people and ensure businesses understand their obligations.
Information
NBS
NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
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