The Lifts Regulations 1997

PART IIAPPLICATION

Lifts, safety components and components

3.—(1) Subject to regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7, these Regulations apply to—

(a)lifts permanently serving buildings or constructions; and

(b)safety components for use in such lifts.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall preclude the placing on the market of any component, other than a safety component,—

(a)which is intended to be incorporated into a lift to which these Regulations apply; and

(b)in respect of which a declaration is made by the manufacturer of that component or his authorised representative established in the Community that the component is intended for such incorporation.

(3) Nothing in these Regulations with regard to the installation of a lift shall affect the application of the Construction Products Regulations 1991(1).

Excluded lifts and safety components

4.  These Regulations do not apply to—

(a)the lifts specified in Schedule 14; and

(b)safety components for the lifts referred to in paragraph (a).

Lifts and safety components placed on the market and put into service before 1st July 1997

5.  These Regulations do not apply to any lift or safety component which is placed on the market and put into service before 1st July 1997.

Exclusion until 30th June 1999 of lifts and safety components complying with provisions in force on 29th June 1995

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations do not apply to a lift or safety component placed on the market and put into service on or before 30th June 1999 which complies with any health and safety provisions with which it would have been required to comply for it to be placed on the market and put into service in the United Kingdom on 29th June 1995.

(2) The exclusion provided in paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a lift or a safety component which—

(a)unless required to bear the CE marking pursuant to any other Community obligation, bears the CE marking or an inscription liable to be confused with it; or

(b)bears or is accompanied by any other indication, howsoever expressed, that it complies with the Lifts Directive.

Lifts where risks are wholly or partly covered by other directives

7.  The requirements of these Regulations do not apply to a lift insofar as and to the extent that the relevant essential health and safety requirements relate to risks wholly or partly covered by other Community directives applicable to that lift.