The Lifts Regulations 1997

Conformity assessment procedures

13.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 8(2)(b) or 9(2)(b), the appropriate conformity assessment procedure shall be—

(a)in the case of a lift, one of the procedures set out in paragraph (2); and

(b)in the case of a safety component, one of the procedures set out in paragraph (3).

(2) The procedures referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are as follows:

(a)if the lift was designed in accordance with a lift having undergone an EC type-examination as referred to in Schedule 5, it shall be constructed, installed and tested by implementing—

(i)the final inspection referred to in Schedule 6;

(ii)the quality assurance system referred to in Schedule 11; or

(iii)the quality assurance system referred to in Schedule 13,

and the procedures for the design and construction stages, on the one hand, and the installation and testing stages, on the other, may be carried out on the same lift;

(b)if the lift was designed in accordance with a model lift having undergone an EC type-examination as referred to in Schedule 5, it shall be constructed, installed and tested by implementing—

(i)the final inspection referred to in Schedule 6;

(ii)the quality assurance system referred to in Schedule 11; or

(iii)the quality assurance system referred to in Schedule 13,

and all permitted variations between a model lift and the lifts forming part of the lifts derived from that model lift must be clearly specified (with maximum and minimum values) in the technical dossier required as part of the appropriate conformity assessment procedure;

(c)if the lift was designed in accordance with a lift for which a quality assurance system pursuant to Schedule 12 was implemented, supplemented by an examination of the design if the latter is not wholly in accordance with the harmonised standards, it shall be installed and constructed and tested by implementing, in addition—

(i)the final inspection referred to in Schedule 6;

(ii)the quality assurance system in accordance with Schedule 11; or

(iii)the quality assurance system in accordance with Schedule 13;

(d)the unit verification procedure, referred to in Schedule 9, by a notified body; or

(e)the quality assurance system in accordance with Schedule 12, supplemented by an examination of the design if the latter is not wholly in accordance with the transposed harmonised standards.

(3) The procedures referred to in paragraph 1(b) are as follows:

(a)to submit the model of the safety component for EC type-examination in accordance with Schedule 5 and for production checks by a notified body in accordance with Schedule 10;

(b)to submit the model of the safety component for EC type-examination in accordance with Schedule 5 and operate a quality assurance system in accordance with Schedule 7 for checking production; or

(c)to operate a full quality assurance system in accordance with Schedule 8.