Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used have the same meaning as in the Directives and —

• “appliance” means an appliance to which these Regulations apply by virtue of regulation 3 (application);

• “dealer” means a retailer or other person who sells or displays appliances to end-users;

• “the Directives” means Council Directive 92/75/EEC^f1 and Commission Directive 95/13/EC^f2;

• “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)^f3; and

  2. (b)

     in Northern Ireland, the Department of Economic Development;

• “the harmonised standards” means the standards referred to in article 1(3) of Commission Directive 95/13/EC.

• “information notice” means—

  1. (a)

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

  2. (b)

     in paragraph 9 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 an appliance;

• “label” means—

  1. (a)

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

  2. (b)

     in regulation 13 (misleading information) and in paragraph 9 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 an appliance;

• “purchase” includes acquire on hire or on hire-purchase, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

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

• “sale” includes hire and hire-purchase, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “supplier” means the manufacturer of an appliance or his authorized representative in the Community or the person who places an appliance on the Community market;

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