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Lifts Regulations 2016: Great Britain
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides guidance on the Lifts Regulations 2016 as they apply to lifts and components being supplied in or into Great Britain. Covers: legislative background; scope; obligations of installers; obligations of manufacturers; obligations of authorised representatives; obligations of importers; obligations of distributors; conformity assessment and marking before placing products on the GB market; qualifying Northern Ireland Goods; Approved Bodies; enforcement and penalties.
Document History
Last updated: 24 March 2025 - Updated to include actions that need to be taken if the Approved Body resigns. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lifts-regulations-2016/lifts-regulations-2016-great-britain and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: statutory guidance. First published: 30 August 2017.
Publisher Information
Office for Product Safety and Standards
OPSS is part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with a remit to make regulation work, to protect people and ensure businesses understand their obligations.
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