§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what action he intends to take 221W to extend beyond 1st July 1977 the labelling requirements prescribed by Regulation 5 of the Electrical Appliances (Colour Code) Regulations 1969.
§ Mr. John FraserMy Department has today circulated to interested bodies for comment a draft of proposed amending regulations which will retain in force indefinitely the requirement that when domestic electrical appliances having Score mains leads colour coded in accordance with the Electrical Appliances (Colour Code) Regulations 1969 are offered for sale, the leads must bear a label explaining the colour coding of the cores. The amending regulations will be made as soon as possible on completion of the consultations.