There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, Introductory Text.
Statutory Instruments
Consumer Protection
Health And Safety
Made
15th November 2016
Laid before Parliament
16th November 2016
Coming into force
8th December 2016
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 in relation to measures for safety as respects electrical equipment M2 and in relation to measures for consumer protection M3.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A M4 of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.
Marginal Citations
M11972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).
M2S.I. 1972/1811, superseded in relation to measures relating to consumer protection by S.I. 1993/2661.
M4Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008.
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