The Recreational Craft Regulations 1996

Made: 20th May 1996

Laid before Parliament: 22nd May 1996

Coming into force: 16th June 1996

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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Excluded products

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Products placed on the market before 16th June 1996

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Exclusion until 15th June 1998 of products complying with national rules in force on 16th June 1994

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Prohibition on placing on the market

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CE marking

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Other markings and inscriptions

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Conformity assessment

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Notified bodies

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Appointment of notified bodies

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Fees

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Procedure where a notified body is minded to refuse to issue an EC type-examination certificate

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Enforcement authorities

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Enforcement powers

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Offences and penalties

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Defence of due diligence

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Liability of persons other than the principal offender

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Requirement to give information about a recreational craft or component which does not bear the CE marking or a partly completed recreational craft

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Commencement of proceedings

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Regulations to be treated as safety regulations within the meaning of the 1987 Act

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SCHEDULE 1 — (Annex I of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 2 — (Annex II of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 3 — (Annex III of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 4 — (Annex IV of the Directive)

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If the marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected.

The various elements of the CE marking must have about the same vertical dimension, which shall not be less than 5 mm.

The CE marking is followed by the identification number of the notified body, if it intervenes in the control of production, as well as by the last two figures of the year that the CE marking is affixed.

SCHEDULE 5 — (Annex V of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 6 — (Annex VI of the Directive)

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On one or several boats representing the production of the manufacturer one or more of the following tests, equivalent calculation or control shall be carried out by the manufacturer or on his behalf:

• test of stability according to point 3.2 of the Essential Requirements,[^f00012]

• test of buoyancy characteristics according to point 3.3 of the Essential Requirements

Provisions common to both variations

These tests or calculations or control shall be carried out on the responsibility of a notified body chosen by the manufacturer. On the responsibility of the notified body, the manufacturer shall affix the former’s distinguishing number during the manufacturing process.

SCHEDULE 7 — (Annex VII of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 8 — (Annex VIII of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 9 — (Annex IX of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 10 — (Annex X of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 11 — (Annex XI of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 12 — (Annex XII of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 13 — (Annex XIII of the Directive)

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The technical documentation shall enable understanding of the design, manufacture and operation of the product, and shall enable assessment of conformity with the requirements of this Directive.

The documentation shall contain so far as relevant for assessment:

• a general description of the type,

• conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assem blies, circuits, etc.,

• descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of said drawings and schemes and the operation of the product,

• a list of the standards referred to in Article 5, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to fulfil the essential requirements when the standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied,

• results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.,

• test reports, or calculations namely on stability according to point 3.2 of the Essential Requirements and on buoyancy according to point 3.3 of the Essential Requirements.[^f00026]

SCHEDULE 14 — (Annex XV of the Directive)

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SCHEDULE 15 — ENFORCEMENT

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Signed

Ian Taylor — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Technology, — Department of Trade and Industry — 1996-05-20

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1995/2983.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: 1987 c. 43.

[^f00004]: OJ No. L164, 30.6.94, p. 15.

[^f00005]: OJ No. L109, 26.4.83, p. 8. Council Directive 83/189/EEC was amended by Council Directive 88/182/EEC (OJ No. L81, 26.3.88, p. 75), Commission Decision 92/400/EEC (OJ No. L221, 6.8.92, p. 55) and Directive 94/10/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ No. L100, 19.4.94, p. 30).

[^f00006]: The application of the Directive was extended to the EEA from 1st February 1995 by virtue of Decision 44/94 of the EEA Joint Committee (OJ No. L372, 31.12.94, p. 20) which added a reference to that Directive in a new chapter XXXL to Annex II to the EEA Agreement.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L301, 28.10.82, p. 1.

[^f00008]: Annex II is set out in Schedule 2.

[^f00009]: Annex IV is set out in Schedule 4.

[^f00010]: Annex XV is set out in Schedule 14.

[^f00011]: Annex XIII is set out in Schedule 13.

[^f00012]: The essential safety requirements in Annex I are set out in Schedule 1.

[^f00013]: Annex XIII is set out in Schedule 13.

[^f00014]: This is a reference to a transposed harmonised standard.

[^f00015]: Annex XV is set out in Schedule 14.

[^f00016]: Annex XIII is set out in Schedule 13.

[^f00017]: Annex XV is set out in Schedule 14.

[^f00018]: Annex XIII is set out in Schedule 13.

[^f00019]: Annex XV is set out in Schedule 14.

[^f00020]: This is a reference to a transposed harmonised standard.

[^f00021]: Annex XV is set out in Schedule 14.

[^f00022]: Annex XIII is set out in Schedule 13.

[^f00023]: Annex XV is set out in Schedule 14.

[^f00024]: This is a reference to a transposed harmonised standard.

[^f00025]: These Annexes are respectively set out in Schedules 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11.

[^f00026]: The Essential Requirements in Annex I are set out in Schedule 1.

[^f00027]: Annexes I and II are respectively set out in Schedules 1 and 2.

Editorial notes

[^key-f6ce9664f8c0adee02cd7c59fdd394d4]: Regulations revoked (with savings) (30.6.2004) by The Recreational Craft Regulations 2004 (revoked) 2004 (S.I. 2004/1464), reg. 1(2)(4) Regulations revoked (with savings) (3.8.2017) by The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/737), regs. 1, 90(1)(1A) (with reg. 89) (as amended (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/696, reg. 1, Sch. 28 para. 42(2) (with Sch. 28 para. 41); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))