# The Energy Information (Dishwashers) Regulations 1999, 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 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 as amended by Commission Directive 99/9/EC;
“enforcement action” means the instituting of proceedings (whether criminal or otherwise) for failing to observe or comply with these Regulations;
“enforcement authority” means–
(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); and
(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–
(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 as last amended by Commission Directive 96/139/EC, and
(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–
(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);
(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–
(a) subject to paragraph (b), a label relating to a regulated dishwasher and complying with regulation 4(2) (form, content and language of label);
(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–
(a) electric mains operated, and
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1676/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-information-dishwashers-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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