2.—(1) A device is an approved device for the statutory purposes, if it is of a type which has been certified by the Welsh Ministers as one which meets the specified requirements.
(2) A device will be taken to meet the specified requirements where evidence has been produced that satisfies the Welsh Ministers that the device in question has been found by a competent authority in an EEA state to meet the requirements of an EEA standard which requires a level of performance equivalent to that required by the specified requirements.
(3) In paragraph (2) “EEA standard” (“safon AEE”) means—
(a)a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent of any EEA state;
(b)any international standard recognised for use as standard or code of practice by any EEA state; or
(c)a technical specification recognised for use as a standard by a public authority of any EEA state.