[F12. Type examination may be carried out in either of the following manners:E+W+S
— examination of a specimen, representative of the production envisaged, of the complete product (production type),
— assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the product through examination of the technical documentation and supporting evidence referred to in point 3, plus examination of specimens, representative of the production envisaged, of one or more critical parts of the product (combination of production type and design type),
— assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the product through examination of the technical documentation and supporting evidence referred to in point 3, without examination of a specimen (design type).]
Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 1-7 inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 15 para. 43 (with Sch. 15 para. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/1460, reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 9(5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)