Upholstered Furniture (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1983

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1983/519
Year1983

1983 No. 519

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Upholstered Furniture (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1983

31stMarch 1983

7thApril 1983Regulation 2(b)(iii), (c), (d) and (g)Regulation 2(b)(iii), (c), (d) and (g)1stJuly 1983

Whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with the provisions of section 1(4) of the Consumer Safety Act 1978(a), consulted with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, with such other persons as he considers appropriate and with the Health and Safety Commission:

And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1 of the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Upholstered Furniture (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1983.

(2) These Regulations, except Regulation 2(b)(iii), (c), (d) and (g), shall come into operation on 7th April 1983.

(3) Regulation 2(b)(iii), (c), (d) and (g) shall come into operation on 1st July 1983.

(a) 1978 c. 38.

2. The Upholstered Furniture (Safety) Regulations 1980(a) are hereby amended—

(a) in Regulation 2(1), in the definition of "upholstery", by the substitution for the words "4 and 5" of the words "4 to 5A";

(b) in Regulation 3—

(i) in paragraph (1), by the insertion after the words "These Regulations" of the words "except for Regulation 5A";

(ii) in paragraph (1)(f), by the substitution for the words "young children" of the words "a child under the age of 11 years"; and

(iii) in paragraph (2), by the substitution for the words "4 and 5" of the words "4 to 5";

(c) by the insertion, after Regulation 4, of the following Regulation—

"4A.—(1) Subject to Regulation 3(2) above, this Regulation applies to upholstered furniture—

(a) which either had not been supplied in the United Kingdom before 1st October 1980 or had been so supplied only to an own-brand dealer, and

(b) the upholstery of which is such that it will satisfy the smouldering cigarette test and the butane flame test.

(2) Upholstered furniture to which this Regulation applies shall bear a label which shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (3) below:

Provided that—

(i) where such furniture has been supplied in the United Kingdom before 31st December 1982 other than only to an own-brand dealer, the requirement imposed by this paragraph that the furniture shall bear a label which complies with the provisions of paragraph (3) below shall be deemed to be satisfied if the furniture bears both a display label and a permanent label which relate to the same test or tests and which comply with the provisions of paragraph (3) or (4), as the case may be, of Regulation 4 above;

(ii) where such furniture has not been supplied in the United Kingdom before 31st December 1982 or has been so...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT