SI explanatory text
The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1597) (“the 2008 Regulations”) implemented Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on machinery (“the Directive”) in the United Kingdom when the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union. Arising out of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, the 2008 Regulations were amended to ensure that deficiencies were corrected in relation to Great Britain (England and Wales and Scotland). The 2008 Regulations were also amended to ensure that machinery products meeting specified requirements of the Directive were able to be placed on the market in Great Britain.
Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India) Regulations 2026
SI explanatory text
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 in order to implement Article 7.7.9 (National Treatment - Conformity Assessment) of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India, signed in Buckinghamshire on 24 July 2025.
Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors (Amendment and Transitional) Regulations 2025
SI explanatory text
These Regulations amend the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1701) (“the 2001 Regulations”) to update the methods for measuring levels of airborne noise.