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The Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996 (Note)

The Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 600

ENERGY CONSERVATION

The Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996

Made 5th March 1996

Laid before Parliament 8th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated[1] for purposes of section 2(2)(a) of the European Communities Act 1972[2] in relation to measures relating to energy labelling and standard product information for household products, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used have the same meaning as in the Directives and--

"appliance" means an applicance to which these Regulations apply by virtue of regulation 3 (application);

"dealer" means a retailer or other person who sells or displays appliances to end-users;

"the Directives" means Council Directive 92/75/EEC[3] and Commission Directive 95/12/EC[4];

"enforcement authority" means-- (a) in England and Wales and Scotland, a local weights and measures authority within the meaning of section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 (local weights and measures authorities)[5]; and

(b) in Northern Ireland, the Department of Economic Development;

"the harmonised standards" means the standards referred to in article 1(3) of Commission Directive 95/12/EEC.

"information notice" means--

(a) subject to paragraph (b), a standard table of information relating to an appliance and complying with regulation 5(2) (form, content and language of information notice);

(b) in paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 (power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation), a standard table of information relating to the energy consumption and allied design and performance characteristics of an appliance;

"label" means--

(a) subject to paragraph (b), a label relating to an appliance and complying with regulation 4(2) (form, content and language of label);

(b) in regulation 13 (misleading information) and in paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 (power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation), a label relating to the e...

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