reg 7 Manufacturers' responsibilities – design, conformity assessment and marking of regulated measuring instruments
(1) A manufacturer must not place on the market or put into use a regulated measuring instrument unless the manufacturer has— (a) designed and manufactured the instrument in accordance with the essential requirements; (b) drawn up technical documentation in relation to the instrument; (c) carried out (or procured the carrying out of) the relevant conformity assessment procedure which has demonstrated compliance of the instrument with the applicable requirements; (d) drawn up a declaration of conformity; and (e) affixed to the instrument or where paragraph (2) applies in respect of the UK marking, to a label affixed to a product or to a document accompanying the product — (i) the UK marking; and (ii) the M marking. (2) For a period of seven years beginning with IP completion day, the UK marking may be affixed to— (a) a label affixed to the instrument; or (b) to a document accompanying the instrument.