Regulation 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Oil Heaters (Safety) Regulations 1977 and, except regulation 5(2), shall come into operation on 1st April 1977 in relation to goods sold, or in the possession of any person for the purpose of being sold, by the manufacturer or importer into Great Britain of those goods and, subject to that, shall come into operation on 1st September 1977.

Regulation 5(2) shall come into operation on 1st October 1980.