PART 4F1Approved and Designated Bodies
F2UK national accreditation body34B
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The Secretary of State may authorise the UK national accreditation body to carry out the following activities on behalf of the Secretary of State—
a
assessing whether a body meets the approved body or designated body requirements;
b
exercising functions in accordance with regulation 31;
c
compiling and maintaining the register of approved bodies in accordance with regulation 34A.
2
In this regulation—
“RAMS” means Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93;
“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS.
Pt. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/345), regs. 1(2), 2(35); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)