Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 98
Environmental Protection
The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
29th January 2015
Laid before Parliament
3rd February 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to measures relating to noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.
Amendment to the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001
2. —(1) The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001( 3 ) are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 12 (Provision of data) substitute—
“ 12. The responsible person must send a copy of the declaration of conformity to the Secretary of State and to the Commission within 28 days of placing the equipment on the market. ” .
(3) In Schedule 13 (Enforcement), for paragraph 1(1) substitute—
“ (1) The Secretary of State must enforce these Regulations and in carrying out this duty may appoint any person to act on behalf of the Secretary of State, and “enforcement authority” is to be construed accordingly. ” .
Matthew Hancock
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Energy
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
29th January 2015
1972 c.68 ; Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) , section 27(1)(a) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) , Schedule, Part 1.
S.I. 2001/1701 ; amended by S.I. 2001/3958 . There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.