1) No employer shall use or require or permit the use of any building, installation, room, machine or equipment unless –
a) it has been designed and constructed in accordance with health and safety standards incorporated in these regulations in terms of section 44 of the Act
b) it has been approved by an approved inspection authority contemplated in regulation 18 or any foreign inspection authority recognized by the chief inspector of occupational health and safety and
c) the employer, self-employed person or user is in possession of a certificate issued by the manufacturer of the machines or equipment
Provided that such certificate shall be countersigned by an approved inspection authority.