reg 52 Recognised third party organisations
(1) A recognised third party organisation is a conformity assessment body which— (a) has been approved by the Secretary of State to be a recognised third party organisation, under regulation 54 (approval of conformity assessment bodies); or (b) immediately before IP completion day— (i) was a conformity assessment body which the Secretary of State had before IP completion day notified to the European Commission and the member States of the European Union as a recognised third party organisation, in accordance with Article 20 of the Directive; (ii) in respect of which no objections had been raised, as referred to in regulation 52(1)(b), as it had effect immediately before IP completion day; and (iii) in respect of which the Secretary of State had taken no action under regulation 62(1) or (2), as they had effect immediately before IP completion day to suspend or withdraw the body's status as a recognised third party organisation. (2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 60 (restriction, suspension or withdrawal of approval).