PART 1Product security
CHAPTER 1Security requirements
Security requirements relating to products
I11Power to specify security requirements
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations specify requirements (“security requirements”) for the purpose of protecting or enhancing the security of—
a
relevant connectable products made available to consumers in the United Kingdom;
b
users of such products.
2
A security requirement is a requirement that—
a
relates to relevant connectable products, or relevant connectable products of a specified description, and
b
applies to relevant persons, or relevant persons of a specified description.
In this subsection “specified” means specified in the regulations.
3
See—
section 4, for the meaning of “relevant connectable product”;
section 7, for the meaning of “relevant person”.
4
For provision imposing duties on relevant persons to comply with security requirements, see sections 8, 14 and 21.
5
Section 2 contains further provision about regulations under this section.