The Measuring Instruments (Exhaust Gas Analysers) Regulations 2006

Made: 4th August 2006

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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PART 2 — PLACING ON THE MARKET AND PUTTING INTO USE OF EXHAUST GAS ANALYSERS

Requirements for placing on the market and putting into use

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Compliance with the essential requirements

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Conformity assessment procedures

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Designation of United Kingdom notified bodies

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Functions of notified bodies

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Provisions supplemental to regulation 7

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Variation and termination of designations

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Fees

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Marking and identification requirements

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Conformity with other directives

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PART 3 — ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement authority

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Compliance notice procedure

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Immediate enforcement action

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Review by the Secretary of State

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Unauthorised application of authorised marks

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Powers of entry and inspection

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Obstruction of enforcement officer

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Penalties for offences

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Defence of due diligence

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Liability of persons other than the principal offender

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PART 4 — MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Service of documents

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Savings for certain privileges

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Adaptation for Northern Ireland

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SCHEDULE 1 — ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

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Definitions

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Allowable Errors

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Reproducibility

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Repeatability

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Discrimination and Sensitivity

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Durability

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Reliability

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Suitability

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Protection against corruption

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Information to be borne by and to accompany the exhaust gas analyser

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Indication of result

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Further processing of data to conclude the trading transaction

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Conformity evaluation

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Instrument Classes

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Rated operating conditions

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MPE

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Permissible effect of disturbance

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Other requirements

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SCHEDULE 2 — NOTIFIED BODIES

PART 1 — NOTIFIED BODY CRITERIA

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PART 2 — FUNCTIONS

Assessment of applications for certificates or notifications

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Limitations on duties to exercise functions

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Contractors

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Form of certificates and notifications

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Conditions in certificates or notifications

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Withdrawal of certificates or notifications

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Procedure where a notified body is minded to refuse to give, or to vary or withdraw a certificate or notification

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SCHEDULE 3 — TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

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SCHEDULE 4 — MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS

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SCHEDULE 5 — ADAPTATIONS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

S. J. Ladyman — Minister of State — 4th August 2006

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1975/427.

[^f00003]: OJ No. L135, 30.4.2004, p.1.

[^f00004]: 1988 c.52.

[^f00005]: 1995 c.25. S.I. 2002/1808, S.I. 2003/300 (W.42), and S.S.I. 2003/212 were made under the Environment Act 1995, section 87(1)(c), (2) and (5) and Schedule 11, paragraph 5.

[^f00006]: OJ No. L204, 21.7.1998, p.37.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L217, 5.8.1998, p.18.

[^f00008]: The application of Directive 2004/22/EC (OJ No. L135, 30.4.2004, p.1) was extended in 2005 to the European Economic Area by Decision No. 31/205 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.2005, p.20).

[^f00009]: OIML, the Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale, is an intergovernmental body dedicated to the harmonisation of the national metrology regulations of its members. The OIML R99 standard, edition 2000E, was developed by the OIML subcommittee TC16/SC 1, Air pollution. It was approved for final publication by OIML in 1997 and was submitted at the international conference in 2000. The OIML R99 standard is the same as ISO standard 3930. The Commission has identified and published this OIML standard pursuant to Article 16.

[^f00010]: 1978 c.30.

[^f00011]: 1968 c. 64.

[^f00012]: OJ No. L350, 28.12.1998, p.17.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L220, 30.8.1998, p.23.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I.18).

[^f00015]: 1971 c. 36.

Editorial notes

[^key-35232e16ccabc89961aaf0c5dae7eb91]: Regulations revoked (28.12.2016) by The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 1 table (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5), Sch. 3 para. 2)

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