DRAFT text of the measure (illustrative) : Statutory Instrument (SI) Amendment  
 
The SI will  change the reference from 36 months to five years from IP completion day for the conformity marking 
easement; from 24 months to five years from IP completion day for the importer labelling easement ; and extend the 
period during which products in relation to which manufacturers have ta ken steps to meet EU requirements may be 
lawfully placed on the market in Great Britain from 24 months to five years from IP completion day if those steps were 
taken before 31st December 2022 and subject to conditions relating to the continued validity of certificates issued in 
respect of those requirements and a cut -off date of 31st December 2027.  
 
An illustrative draft  example of how these measures are intended to apply to the Simple Pressure Vessels Regulations  
2016  (S.I. 2016/1092)  is provided her e. A f ull list of the legislation which this SI will amend is included at Annex A. 
Annex B shows how these amendments will appear in the Simple Pressure Vessels Regulations 2016. Not e that the  
legislative amendments will  not be made to all of the legislation lis ted in Annex A , as not all of these changes are 
applicable to the relevant provisions.  Some regulations will have all three amendments made, others will have only two 
or one.  
 
S T A T U T O R Y  I N S T R U M E N T S  
2022 No.  
EXITING  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION  
CONSUMER  PROTECTION  
HEALTH AND SAFETY  
MARKET STANDARDS  ETC.  
The Product  Safety  (Amendment)  Regulations  2022 [ Simple Pressure Vessel 
example for WTO purposes]  
Sift requirements satisfied  *** 
Made  - - - - *** 
Laid before Parliament  *** 
Coming int o force  31st December 2022  
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the 
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( a), makes the following Regulations.  
The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 t o the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 relating to the 
appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations have been satisfied.  
 
(a) 2018 c.16, amended by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1); there are other amendments not relevant to these 
Regulations.   
 Citation, commencement and extent  
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Product Safety (Amend ment) Regulations 2022 and come into force at 
11pm on 31 December 2022.  
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.  
Amendments to the Simple Pressure Vessel Regulations 2016   
2. The Simple Pressure Vessel Regulations 2016 (b) are amended as follows: — 
(1) in regulation 6(1A)  for “36 months” substitute “five years” ; 
(2) in regulation 21(1A)(a)(ii)  for “24 months” substitute “five years” ; 
(3) In regulation 76A (transitional provision in relation to EU exit): — 
(4) at the end of paragraph (1) inser t:— 
“ “transitional period” means the period beginning with IP completion day and ending 24 months after IP 
completion day. ” 
(5) after paragraph (4) insert: — 
“(5) Subject to pa ragraph (6), where during the transitional period: — 
(a) a product has not been placed on the market, and  
(b) a manufacturer has taken steps under the provisions mentioned in regulation 38A(2)(b) in relation to that 
product ,  
that action has effect as if it had been done under regulations 40 or 41.  
(6) Paragraph (5) does not apply: — 
(a) after the expiry of the val idity of any certificate issued pursuant to the conformity assessment procedures 
referred to in the provisions mentioned in regulation 38A(2)(b); and  
(b) in any event, after 31st December 202 7.” 
 
  
Department for Business, Energ y and Industrial Strategy  Minister  
[Date]  
 
 
 
EXPLANATORY NOTE  
(This note is not part of the Order)  
These  Regulations  are made  in exercise  of the powers  conferred  by section  8(1) of the European  Union  (Withdrawal)  
Act 2019  (c.16)  in order  to address deficiencies arising  from  the withdrawal  of the United  Kingdom  from  the European  
Union.   The Regulations  extend  to England  and Wales  and Scotland  only.  
Regulation  2(1) extends  the period  during which conformity markings can be placed on a label affixed to, or a document 
accompanying, the product itself from 36 months to five years from IP completion day.  
Regulation 2(2) extends the period during which information identifying an importer can be set out in a document 
accompanying the imported produ ct from 24 months to five years from IP completion day.  
 
Regulations 2(3) to 2 (5) extend the period during which products in relation to which manufacturers have taken steps to 
meet EU requirements may be lawfully placed on the market in Great Britain fro m a period of 24 months to five years 
from IP completion day if those steps were taken before 31 st December 2022 and subject to conditions relating to the 
 
(b) S.I. 2016/1092, amended by S.I. 2019/696 and S.I. 2021/1273 . They were made in part under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and 
are accordingly saved by virtue of section 2(2)(a) of the Euro pean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.  There are other amendments not relevant to these 
Regulations.   
 continued validity of certificates issued in respect of those requirements and a cut -off date of 31st December 2027, after 
which the provision is to cease to have effect.   
 Annex A : List of UK regulations that will be amended   
 
 
1. Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/932/contents/made    
 
2. Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1701/contents/made   
 
3. Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2 008/1597/contents/made   
 
4. Regulation (EU) 1223 of 2009  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1223/contents     
 
5. Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2824/contents   
 
6. Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1881/contents/made   
 
7. Explosives Regulations 2014  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1638/made   
 
8. Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1553/contents/made   
 
9. Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1091/contents   
 
10. Simple Pressure Vess els (Safety) Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1092/contents   
 
11. Lifts Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1093/contents   
 
12. Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1101/contents  
 
13. Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1107/contents/made   
 
14. Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1152/made   
 
15. Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1153/contents/made   
  
 16. Recreational Craft Regulations 2017  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/737/contents/ made   
 
17. Radio Equipment Regulations 2017  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1206/contents/made   
 
18. Ecodesign for Energy -related Products Regulations 2010  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2617/contents/made    
 
19. The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 
2012  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3032/contents/made          
 
20. The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1105/contents   
 
21. Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and 
repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur /2016/425/body   
 
22. Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council on appliances burning gaseous fuels 
and repea ling Directive 2009/142/EC  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/426/body   
 
 
   
 Annex B: Draft SI Amendments – tracked changes  
 
Below is a tracked change draft of the Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 S.I. 
2016/1092 as an example.  
 
SHOWING REGS 6, 21 and 76A AS THEY APPLY IN GREAT BRITAIN - FOR 
ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY  
S T A T U T O R Y  I N S T R U M E N T S  
2016 No. 1092  
HEALTH AND SAFETY  
CONSUMER PROTECTION  
The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016  
Made  
15th November 2016  
Laid before Parliament  
16th November 2016  
Coming into force  
8th December 2016  
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated  for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972  in 
relation to measures relating to safety as regards simple pressure vessels.  
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it 
appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed  as 
references to those provisions as amended from ti me to time.  
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A   of 
Schedule 2 to, that Act.  
 
   
 6   Declaration  of conformity,  UK marking  and inscriptions  for category  A vessels  
 
(1)     Where the conformity of a category A vessel with the essential safety requirements has 
been demonstrated by a relevant conformity assessment procedure, before placing that vessel 
on the market, a manufacturer must — 
(a)     draw up  a declaration of conformity in accordance with regulation 43; and  
(b)     affix the information set out in paragraph (1B) to — 
(i)     the vessel;  
(ii)     its data plate; or  
(iii)     where paragraph (1A) applies — 
(aa)     to a label affixed to the vessel; or  
(bb)     in a document accompanying the vessel.  
(1A)      This paragraph applies to a vessel that is placed on the market within a period of 36 
months  five years  beginning with IP completion day.  
 
(1B)     The informat ion referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is — 
(a)     the UK marking;  
(b)     the last two digits of the year in which the UK marking is affixed;  
(c)     the inscriptions.  
(2)     Where a data plate is used, it must be so designed that it cannot be reused and mu st 
include a vacant space to enable other information to be provided.  
(3)     The information referred to in paragraph (1)(b) must be visible, legible and indelible.  
(4)     The manufacturer must keep the  EU declaration of conformity up -to-date.  
(5)     Where a category A vessel is subject to more than one enactment requiring the drawing 
up of a declaration of conformity, the manufacturer must draw up a single declaration of 
conformity which identifies each enactment by its title.  
 
21  Information  identifying  importer  
(1)     Before placing a vessel on the market, an importer must indicate on the 
vessel  — 
(a)     the name, registered trade name or registered trade mark of the importer; and  
(b)     a postal address at which the importer can be conta cted.  
(1A)      Paragraph (1) does not apply where — 
(a)     either — 
(i)     it is not possible to set out the information referred to in paragraph (1) on the 
vessel, or  
(ii)     the importer has imported the vessel from an EEA state or Switzerland and 
places it on the market within the period of 24 months  five years  beginning with IP 
completion day, and  
(b)     before placing the vessel on the market, the importer sets ou t the information 
referred to in paragraph (1) in a document accompanying the vessel.  
(2)     The contact details referred to in paragraph (1) must be in a language which can 
be easily understood by end -users and the enforcing authority.  
 
76A  Transitional  provision  in relation  to EU Exit 
 
(1)     In this regulation — 
“pre-exit period” means the period beginning with the commencement date and ending 
immediately before IP completion day;  
“product” means a vessel to which these Regulations apply.  
 “transitional period” means the period beginning with IP completion day and ending 24 months 
after IP completion day. ” 
  
 8 (2)     Subject to paragraph (3), where a product was made available on the market during the 
pre-exit peri od, despite the amendments made by Schedule 21 to the Product Safety and 
Metrology etc (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, any obligation to which a 
person was subject under these Regulations as they had effect immediately before IP 
completion day,  continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in 
relation to that product.  
 
(3)     Paragraph (2) does not apply to — 
(a)     any obligation of any enforcing authority to inform the European Commission or the 
member States of any  matter; or  
(b)     any obligation to take action outside of the United Kingdom in respect of that product.  
 
(4)     Where during the pre -exit period — 
(a)     a product has not been placed on the market; and  
(b)     a manufacturer has taken any action unde r regulations 40 or 41 as they had effect 
immediately before IP completion day in relation to that product  
that action has effect as if it had been done under regulations 40 or 41 as they have effect on 
and after IP completion day.  
(5)  Subject to paragraph (6), where during the transitional period: — 
(a) a product has not been placed on the market, and  
(b) a manufacturer has taken any action under the provisions mentioned in 
regulation 38A(2)(b) in relation to that product, that acti on has effect as if it had 
been done under regulations 40 or 41.  
(6) Paragraph (5) does not apply: — 
(a) after the expiry of the validity of any certificate issued pursuant to the conformity 
assessment procedures referred to in the provisions mentioned in r egulation 
38A(2)(b); and  
(b) in any event, after 31st December 2027. ”