S.L. 427.72 Art. 3General responsibilities.

(1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the installer shall be responsible for complying with these regulations.

(2) Without prejudice to the preceding sub-regulation, the responsible person shall ensure that the installer fulfils his obligations under these regulations within the specified time limits.

(3) By the 31st January 2011, the responsible person shall identify the installer and shall communicate with the installer in writing about his obligations under these regulations.

(4) Where the responsible person becomes aware by the 31st January 2011 that the installer has ceased to legally exist or is prohibited from complying with these regulations, the responsibility to comply with these regulations shall fall on the responsible person. In such cases, any reference to the installer in these regulations, with the exclusion of the provisions of regulation 4(1), shall be deemed to be a reference to the responsible person.

(5) Where the installer is untraceable by the responsible person by the 31st December 2010, the responsible person is bound to comply with these regulations. In such cases, any reference to the installer in these regulations, with the exclusion of the provisions of regulation 4(1), shall be deemed to be a reference to the responsible person.

(6) In cases where sub-regulations (4) and (5) do not apply and the installer fails to notify the non-CE marked lift in accordance with regulations 4(1) and 4(2), the responsibility for complying with these regulations shall fall on the responsible person.