{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-information-regulations-2011/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-information-regulations-2011/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/1524",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy Information Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-information-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“Article” means, except in Schedules 1 and 2, an Article in the EU Energy Labelling Regulation;\n“authorised person” means a person authorised by the market surveillance authority in accordance with regulation 5;\n“the EU Energy Labelling Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU;\n...\n“local weights and measures authority” means in England, Wales and Scotland a local weights and measures authority within the meaning of section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985;\n“market surveillance authority” has the meaning given in regulation 4; ...\n“product-specific measure” means in relation to a product mentioned in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1, the corresponding measure referred to in column 2 of that table; and\n“RAMS” means Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93.\n(2) Expressions not defined in paragraph (1) which are used in these Regulations and—\n(a) in a product-specific measure;\n(b) in the EU Energy Labelling Regulation; or\n(c) in RAMS,\nhave the meaning they bear in that product-specific measure, EU Energy Labelling Regulation or RAMS.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (29.3.2018) by The Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/255), regs. 1, 3(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (29.3.2018) by The Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/255), regs. 1, 3(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 2(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(2)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 2(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (29.3.2018) by The Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/255), regs. 1, 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/539), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 2(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985. c. 72."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 218, 13.8.2008, p 30."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1524/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:04:05.199385+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}