PART 2AMENDMENTS TO ENERGY INFORMATION REGULATIONS

Refrigerators and Freezers, Washing Machines, Tumble Driers and Combined Washer-driers—miscellaneous3

1

The Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations, the Washing Machines Regulations, the Tumble Driers Regulations and the Combined Washer-driers Regulations are amended as follows—

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “dealer”, for “sells or displays”, substitute “offers for sale, displays or sells”; and

b

at the end of the definition of “the harmonised standards”, add

  • which are technical specifications (European standards or harmonisation documents) adopted by the European Committee of Electrotechnical Standardisation (“CENELEC”) on the basis of—

    1. i

      a mandate from the Commission in accordance with Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations10, as last amended by Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council11; and

    2. ii

      the general guidelines for co-operation between the Commission, CENELEC and the European Committee for Standardisation signed on 13 November 1984.

3

For regulation 4(1) (suppliers' duty in respect of labels), substitute—

1

A supplier of an appliance shall supply free of charge to a dealer a label in respect of the applicance which complies with paragraph (2).

4

For regulation 7 (suppliers to be responsible for accuracy of labels and information notices), substitute—

7

The supplier (and no other person) shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information given on a label or in an information notice.

5

In regulation 9 (dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances), for the words from “Subject” to “end-users”, substitute “A dealer who displays or offers for sale an appliance”.

6

Omit regulations 10 (dealers' duty in respect of information notices) and 11 (extent of dealers' duties under regulations 9 and 10).

Refrigerators and Freezers, Washing Machines, Tumble Driers and Combined Washer-driers—offences, enforcement, etc.4

1

Schedule 6 to the Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations and Schedule 5 to the Washing Machines Regulations, the Tumble Driers Regulations and the Combined Washer-driers Regulations are amended as follows—

2

Omit—

a

in paragraph 1(1), “regulation 10 (dealers' duty in respect of information notices);”;

b

sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) of paragraph 2;

c

in paragraph 3(2), “Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (5)”;

d

sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) of paragraph 3;

e

paragraphs 6, 7 and 8;

f

the word “and” preceding, and the whole of, sub-paragraph (3)(j) of paragraph 15;

g

sub-paragraph (5)(f) of paragraph 15; and

h

paragraph 19.

Washing Machines, Tumble Driers and Combined Washer-driers5

The Washing Machines Regulations, the Tumble Driers Regulations and the Combined Washer-driers Regulations are amended in regulation 12 (printed communications), by omitting—

(but not an advertisement or short printed list of appliances),

Refrigerators and Freezers and Tumble Driers6

Regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations and the Tumble Driers Regulations is amended by inserting, after the definition of “the Directives”—

  • “enforcement action” means the instituting of proceedings (whether criminal or otherwise) for failing to observe or comply with these Regulations;

Refrigerators and Freezers and Combined Washer-driers7

For paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 6 to the Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations and Schedule 5 to the Combined Washer-driers Regulations, substitute—

3

A person guilty of any other offence specified in sub-paragraph (1) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Dishwashers8

1

The Dishwashers Regulations are amended as follows—

2

In regulation 10 (information in respect of mail order and other distance sales), omit—

(but not an advertisement or short printed list of dishwashers)

3

In Schedule 5 (offences, enforcement and other matters), there shall be omitted—

a

the words “Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (5)” in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 3;

b

sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) of paragraph 3;

c

paragraph 16.

Lamps9

Schedule 4 (offences, enforcement and other matters) to the Lamps Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph 16.

Refrigerators and Freezers10

Schedule 6 (offences, enforcement and other matters) to the Refrigerators and Freezers Regulations is amended by substituting, for paragraph 1(2)—

2

A person guilty of the offence of contravening paragraph 15(1) shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and on conviction on indictment, to a fine.