# The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1987, Regulation 10: Testing by enforcement authorities


(1) Any test of any electrical device seized or purchased by or on behalf of an enforcement authority in pursuance of Schedule 2 to the Consumer Safety Act 1978 shall be carried out—
(a) by such person as may be determined by the Secretary of State, in the manner specified in paragraph (2) below and at the expense of the authority; or
(b) by the authority in that manner.
(2) The manner in which any such test is to be carried out is that the person concerned shall carry out a visual inspection of the electrical device and shall subject the device to any test described in a British Standard specified for such a device in Schedule 3 to these Regulations which in the opinion of that person is appropriate in the circumstances and to any other test that is necessary to ensure that the requirements of these Regulations have been observed.
(3) Where any such standard provides for the testing of more than one sample of a particular type of electrical device, for the purpose of this regulation only the electrical device in question need be tested.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/603/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plugs-and-sockets-etc-safety-regulations-1987/regulation-10
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