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The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
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- 2016 No. 1101
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Electrical equipment to which these Regulations applyE+W+S
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3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to electrical equipment—
(a)placed on the market on or after the commencement date; and
(b)designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1000V for alternating current and between 75 and 1500V for direct current
(2) These Regulations do not apply to—
(a)electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere;
(b)electrical equipment for radiology and medical purposes;
(c)electrical parts for goods and passenger lifts;
(d)electricity meters;
(e)plugs and socket outlets for domestic use;
(f)electric fence controllers;
(g)specialised electrical equipment for use on ships, aircraft or railways, which complies with the safety provisions drawn up by international bodies in which the member States participate;
(h)custom-built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used at research and development facilities solely for research and development.
(3) Save for regulations 4, 15, 25 (to the extent that it relates to conformity of the electrical equipment with the principal elements of the safety objectives) and 37, these Regulations do not apply to [F1equipment covered by the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017].
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Electrical equipment to which these Regulations applyN.I.
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to electrical equipment—
(a)placed on the market on or after the commencement date; and
(b)designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1000V for alternating current and between 75 and 1500V for direct current
(2) These Regulations do not apply to—
(a)electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere;
(b)electrical equipment for radiology and medical purposes;
(c)electrical parts for goods and passenger lifts;
(d)electricity meters;
(e)plugs and socket outlets for domestic use;
(f)electric fence controllers;
(g)specialised electrical equipment for use on ships, aircraft or railways, which complies with the safety provisions drawn up by international bodies in which the [F2relevant states] participate;
(h)custom-built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used at research and development facilities solely for research and development.
(3) Save for regulations 4, 15, 25 (to the extent that it relates to conformity of the electrical equipment with the principal elements of the safety objectives) and 37, these Regulations do not apply to [F3equipment covered by the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017].
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E2This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only
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F2Words in reg. 3(2)(g) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 11 para. 2(3)
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