Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

a reference to a British Standard means a British Standard mentioned in an item in the Schedule as originally published or as subsequently amended by an Amendment Slip mentioned in that item;

“the Directive” means Council Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment^f1;

“EC mark of conformity” has the same meaning as in the Directive; and

a reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which it appears.