Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, expressions used which are also used in the Directives have the same meaning as in the Directives and–

• “dealer” means a retailer or other person who offers for sale, displays or sells a regulated dishwasher to end-users;

• “the Directives” means Council Directive 92/75/EEC^f1 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances and Commission Directive 97/17/EC^f2 as amended by Commission Directive 99/9/EC^f3;

• “enforcement action” means the instituting of proceedings (whether criminal or otherwise) for failing to observe or comply with these Regulations;

• “enforcement authority” means–

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales and Scotland, a local weights and measures authority within the meaning of section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 (local weights and measures authorities)^f4; and

  2. (b)

     in Northern Ireland, the Department of Economic Development;

• “the harmonised standards” means the standards referred to in article 1(2) of Commission Directive 97/17/EC (measurement of required information), which are technical specifications (European standards of harmonisation documents) adopted by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (“Cenelec”) on the basis of–

  1. (a)

     a mandate from the Commission in accordance with Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28th March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations^f5 as last amended by Commission Directive 96/139/EC^f6, and

  2. (b)

     the general guidelines for co-operation between the Commission, Cenelec and the European Committee for Standardisation signed on 13th November 1984;

• “information notice” means–

  1. (a)

     subject to paragraph (b), a standard table of information relating to a regulated dishwasher and complying with regulation 5(2) (form, content and language of information notice);

  2. (b)

     in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation), a standard table of information relating to the energy consumption and allied design and performance characteristics of a regulated dishwasher;

• “label” means–

  1. (a)

     subject to paragraph (b), a label relating to a regulated dishwasher and complying with regulation 4(2) (form, content and language of label);

  2. (b)

     in regulation 11 (misleading information) and in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation), a label relating to the energy consumption and allied design and performance characteristics of a regulated dishwasher;

• “purchase” includes acquire on hire or on hire-purchase;

• “regulated dishwasher” means any household dishwasher which is–

  1. (a)

     electric mains operated, and

  2. (b)

     unable to use other energy sources, even where marketed for non-household use;

• “records” includes any books, documents, marks or symbols and any records in non-documentary form;

• “sale” includes hire and hire-purchase;

• “supplier” means the manufacturer of a regulated dishwasher or his authorised representative in the Community or the person who places the dishwasher on the Community market;

• “third person” means any person other than one against whom enforcement action may be or has been taken under these Regulations.