HC Deb 31 January 1968 vol 757 cc347-8W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the safety requirements affecting paraffin heaters on sale to the public at present as laid down in his regulations.

Mr. Ennals

Under the Oil Heaters Regulations, 1962, as amended in 1966, oil heaters must satisfy a number of requirements designed to ensure their safe performance and construction, to minimise the effects of accidental spillage, and to warn the public (by means of a permanent label) against unsafe practices in use. It is an offence to sell in the course of a business any domestic oil heater, whether new or secondhand, which does not comply with these Regulations.

Back to