The Low Voltage Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1989

Conditions which all electrical equipment (except that mentioned in regulation 7(3)) must satisfy in order to satisfy regulation 5(1).

8.  Electrical equipment, other than the equipment referred to in regulation 7(3) above, shall be taken to satisfy the requirements of regulation 5(1) above only if the conditions set out below are satisfied in relation to that equipment–

(a) the equipment is designed and constructed to ensure that it is safe when connected to the electricity supply system and provides an equivalent level of protection against electric shock as equipment which relies on a combination of insulation and the protective earthing conductor contained within that system;

(b) flexible cables and cords intended for the connection of equipment to the electricity supply system comply with CENELEC Harmonisation Documents HD 21 or HD 22 or an equivalent standard of safety; and

(c) where it is necessary for the safe use of any equipment to which these regulations apply that the user should be aware of any particular characteristic of the equipment, the necessary information is given in markings on the equipment itself or, where this is not practicable, in a notice accompanying the equipment. It is not sufficient compliance with this condition to give the information only in a language other than English.