§ Mr. Richard Pageasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if it is anticipated that British Standard 1363 will be acceptable in terms of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations that will be established;
(2) whether he has had any discussions with his counterpart in the Irish Republic about its proposed order prohibiting the sale of plugs and sockets unless they are to a particular standard and the acceptability under that order of products manufactured to British Standards 546 and 1363 or continental CEE No. 7
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI understand that the Government of the Irish Republic have made an order providing that plugs and sockets shall not be sold unless they comply with certain safety requirements, and that compliance with British standards 546 or 1363, or CEE publication No. 7, shall be deemed to satisfy these requirements. I am considering whether to make new safety regulations for plugs and sockets and my Department will take the Irish order into account in its378W discussions with those concerned. One of the questions for consideration is whether we should require compliance with British standard 1363 in the form it may take following its current revision by the British Standards Institution
§ Mr. Richard Pageasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if it is his intention in the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations that will be established to incorporate the present British Standards as acceptable.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherIn new draft Electrical Equipment (Safety I Regulations, which have not yet been circulated for comment, it is proposed to provide for the approval of standards, compliance with which would be deemed to satisfy the regulations. It would be for decision when the regulations are made which standards would be approved, but my Department will be consulting those concerned about what standards or parts of standards might be suitable.