# The Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (Certification) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/1469 · made 17 June 1998

These Regulations amend regulation 12A(5) of the Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (Certification) Regulations 1990 and ensure that a certificate of conformity issued on 30th September 1998 can take advantage of the transitional provisions of that regulation.

Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed)

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1998/81, which amended S.I. 1990/13, and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of S.I. 1998/81.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Made 17th June 1998
Laid before Parliament 19th June 1998
Coming into force 1st August 1998
The Secretary of State, being the Minister designated, for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as respects electrical equipment and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of electrical equipment, in the exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (Certification) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (Certification) Regulations 1990.

## 2 Amendment to the principal Regulations

In regulation 12A(5) of the principal Regulations, for the words “before 30th September 1998” there shall be substituted the words “before 1st October 1998”.

## Signature

John Battle
Minister for Science, Energy and Industry,
Department of Trade and Industry
17th June 1998

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 12A(5) of the Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (Certification) Regulations 1990 and ensure that a certificate of conformity issued on 30th September 1998 can take advantage of the transitional provisions of that regulation.

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