{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/toys-safety-regulations-1995/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/toys-safety-regulations-1995/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/204",
  "legislation_title": "The Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/toys-safety-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSUMER PROTECTION\nMade 30th January 1995\nLaid before Parliament 1st February 1995\nComing into force 24th February 1995\nWhereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations and such other persons as he considers appropriate:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to consumer protection:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 11 of the said Act of 1987, read with article 6 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Commencement No.1) Order 1987, and by section 2(2) of the said Act of 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (with savings) (19.8.2011) by The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1881), regs. 1(2), 2(1) (with reg. 2(2)); and Regulations (as saved) modified (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2011/1881, reg. 2(2)(2A) (as amended by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 15 para. 2(1)(b) (with Sch. 15 para. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/2661."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1987/1680."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/204/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:17:46.982748+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}