reg 57 Approval of user inspectorates
(1) A conformity assessment body qualifies for approval as a user inspectorate if the conditions in paragraphs (2) to (7) are met. (2) The conformity assessment body must apply to the Secretary of State to become a user inspectorate and that application must be accompanied by— (a) a description of— (i) the conformity assessment activities that the conformity assessment body intends to carry out; (ii) the conformity assessment procedure in respect of which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent; (iii) the category of products in respect of which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent; and (b) either— (i) an accreditation certificate, or (ii) the documentary evidence necessary for the Secretary of State to verify, recognise and regularly monitor the conformity assessment body's compliance with the user inspectorate requirements. (3) The Secretary of State must be satisfied that the conformity assessment body meets the user inspectorate requirements. (4) The conformity assessment procedures which a user inspectorate may carry out are modules A2, C2, F and G, set out in Part 2, Part 4, Part 9 and Part 10 of Schedule 1A respectively. (5) The group of which the user inspectorate is part must apply a common safety policy as regards the technical specifications for the design, manufacture, inspection, maintenance and use of products. (6) The user inspectorate must act exclusively for the group of which it is part. (7) Where the conformity of a product has been assessed by a user inspectorate, that product may only be used in establishments operated by the group of which the user inspectorate is part. (8) For the purposes of paragraph (3), the Secretary of State may accept an accreditation certificate, provided in accordance with paragraph (2)(b), as sufficient evidence that the conformity assessment body meets the user inspectorate requirements.