§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether the proposed Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations will apply to spare parts for equipment coming within their scope.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe proposed regulations will contain an exemption in respect of component parts intended for use in the repair of equipment sold by retail prior to the coming into force of the relevant safety requirements. In any other case, it will be an offence under the Consumer Protection Act 1961 to sell or offer for sale any component part which, when embodied in the equipment for which it is intended, causes the equipment to fail to comply with the requirements.
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§ Mrs. Haymanasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether the proposed Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations will permit the continued sale of lighting fittings with flat twin cords.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe requirements in the regulations relating to double insulation will not apply to flat twin or "figure eight" cords on lighting fittings until 1st July 1976 in the case of fittings sold by manufacturers and importers and 1st July 1977 for those sold by wholesalers and retailers, provided that the insulation is not less than 0.8 mm. thick.