# The General Product Safety Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Application

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Each provision of these Regulations applies to a product in so far as there are no specific provisions with the same objective in any relevant enactment governing the safety of the product ....
(2) Where a product is subject to specific safety requirements imposed by any relevant enactment ..., these Regulations shall apply only to the aspects and risks or category of risks not covered by those requirements. This means that:
(a) the definition of “safe product” and “dangerous product” in regulation 2 and regulations 5 and 6 shall not apply to such a product in so far as concerns the risks or category of risks covered by the specific provisions of the enactment, and
(b) the remainder of these Regulations shall apply except where there are specific provisions governing the aspects covered by those regulations with the same objective.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1803/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-product-safety-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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