The Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Amendment of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008

3.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)(a), after “Directive 95/16/EC” insert “, as amended by Directive 2009/127/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/42/EC with regard to machinery for pesticide application(1)”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) for the definition of “essential health and safety requirements” substitute—

““essential health and safety requirements” means the requirements set out in Annex I (Part 1 of Schedule 2), being requirements relating to the design and construction of the products to which these Regulations apply to ensure a high level of protection of the health and safety of persons and, where appropriate, of domestic animals and property and, in the case of machinery referred to in section 2.4 of Annex I, of the environment; ”;

(b) in the definition of “safe”, at the end insert—

“or

(c)

in the case of machinery referred to in section 2.4 of Annex I (Part 1 of Schedule 2), endanger the environment;”.

(1)

OJ No L 310, 25.11.2009, p.29.