{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-information-combined-washer-driers-regulations-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1624",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy Information (Combined Washer-driers) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-information-combined-washer-driers-regulations-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations implement Commission Directive 96/60/EC and Council Directive 92/75/EEC (on giving information about energy consumption of household appliances) in relation to the mains electric household combined washer-driers described in regulation 3.\nSuppliers, as defined in regulation 2, must supply labels and tables of information (called information notices) with information about the energy consumption of those appliances (regulations 4 and 5). Suppliers are deemed to consent to the information in labels and information notices being published (regulation 6). They are responsible for the accuracy of the information (regulation 7) and are required to establish technical documentation to enable it to be assessed (regulation 8).\nDealers, as defined in regulation 2, must attach the label to an appliance displayed to end-users or, where the appliance is not displayed, make the information notice available to potential purchasers before a sale is concluded (regulations 9 and 10). Neither requirement applies in distance-sales cases (regulation 11).\nRegulation 12 requires similar information to be given where sales are by means of printed communications such as mail order catalogues.\nRegulation 13 stops misleading information about energy consumption of the appliances being displayed. Regulation 14 and Schedule 5 create criminal offences and contain other provisions on enforcement. Regulation 15 contains transitional provisions.\nA Compliance Cost Assessment, estimating the financial impact of the Regulations on suppliers, dealers and wholesalers of household combined washer-driers covered by the scheme, can be obtained from: Environmental and Energy Management Directorate, Department of the Environment, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 3DE.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1624/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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