Chapter 2: Duties of relevant persons Section 13: Duties to take action in relation to manufacturer’s compliance failure
A manufacturer that is not established in the United Kingdom may authorise a person in the United Kingdom to perform certain duties on its behalf as described in Section 51 and to act as an "authorised representative". Section 13 places a duty on a manufacturer’s authorised representative to notify the manufacturer and then also the enforcement authority if the authorised representative is informed that there is or may be a compliance failure and is aware or ought to be aware that the product is or will be a UK consumer connectable product as defined in Section 54.
	This duty applies at any time after a product has been made available in the United Kingdom.