PART 1Product security

CHAPTER 2Duties of relevant persons, etc

Duties of manufacturers

8Duty to comply with security requirements

(1)

A manufacturer of a relevant connectable product must comply with any relevant security requirements relating to the product if condition A or B is met.

(2)

Condition A is that the manufacturer—

(a)

intends the product to be a UK consumer connectable product, or

(b)

is aware, or ought to be aware, that the product will be a UK consumer connectable product.

(3)

Condition B is that—

(a)

the product is a UK consumer connectable product, and

(b)

at the time it was made available by the manufacturer, condition A was met in relation to the product.

(4)

For the meaning of “UK consumer connectable product”, see section 54.