European Communities (Simple Pressure Vessels) Regulations, 1991.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Simple Pressure Vessels) Regulations, 1991, and shall come into operation on the 13th day of May, 1991.
2 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
"appropriate fee" means the fee referred to in Regulation 7;
"approved prototype", in respect of a vessel, means a prototype of a vessel which has been approved by an inspection body after carrying out an EC type examination in respect of the vessel;
"authorized officer" has the meaning assigned to it by Regulations 15 (1);
"the Commission" means the Commission of the European Communities;
"the Directive" means Council Directive 87/404/EEC of 25 June 1987 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to simple pressure vessels as amended by Council Directive 90/488/EEC of 17 September 1990;
"EC mark" means the mark specified in Article 16 of the Directive;
"inspection body" means—
(1)O.J No. L220, 8.8,87, p. 4.
(2)O.J No. L270, 2.10.90, p. 25.
( a ) an inspection body in the State, or
( b ) a body approved by a Member State (other than the State) to exercise the functions specified in the Directive of an approved inspection body referred to in Article 9 of the Directive;
"inspection body in the State" shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 6 (1);
"Member State" means Member State of the European Communities;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;
"prototype vessel" includes where appropriate, a prototype representing a family of vessels;
"PS", in respect of a vessel, means the maximum working pressure of the vessel;
"relevant national standard" means a national standard of any Member State applicable to the vessel in question incorporating the harmonized standards whose reference numbers have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in accordance with Article 5 (1) of the Directive;
"V", in respect of a vessel, means the capacity of the vessel;
"vessel" means a simple pressure vessel to which the Directive applies;
(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Directive, has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directive.
(3) In these Regulations—
( a ) a reference to a Regulation is to a Regulation of these Regulations, and
( b ) a reference to a paragraph is to the paragraph of the Regulation in which the reference occurs.
3 Requirements as to safety of vessels.
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paragraphs: (1) A person shall not, after the 1st day of July 1992, place on the market or take into service a vessel if, when properly installed or maintained and used for the purposes for which it is intended, it compromises the safety of persons, domestic animals or property and—
( a ) where the product of PS and V in respect of the vessel exceeds 50 bar/litre, unless the vessel satisfies the essential safety requirements set out in Annex 1 to the Directive,
( b ) where the product of PS and V in respect of the vessel is 50 bar/litre or less, unless the vessel has been manufactured in accordance with sound engineering practice in any of the Member States and bears the markings laid down in section 1 of Annex II to the Directive (other than the EC mark).
(2) A vessel bearing the EC mark denoting conformity with the relevant national standards or with an approved prototype for which an EC type-examination certificate has been issued by an inspection body shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1).
4 Obligations on manufacturers.
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paragraphs: (1) Where a person proposes to commence production within the State of vessels whose product of PS and V will exceed 50 bar/litre, he or his authorised representative established in the Community shall—
( a ) where the vessel is to be manufactured in accordance with the relevant national standards either—