# The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, Regulation 3: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

In these Regulations—
“the 1987 Act” means the Consumer Protection Act 1987;
“the Directive” means Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th June 2009 on the safety of toys;
“the GPSR” means the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 ;
“ approved body requirements ” has the meaning given to it in regulation 40A;
“authorised representative” means a person who has been appointed in accordance with regulation 25(1);
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“conformity assessment” means the process demonstrating whether specified requirements relating to a toy have been fulfilled;
“conformity assessment activities” means activities relating to conformity assessment, including calibration, testing, certification and inspection;
“ designated standard ” has the meaning given to it in regulation 3A;
“distributor” means any person who—
(a)is in the supply chain for a toy, other than the manufacturer or the importer; and
(b)makes the toy available on the market;
“economic operator” means a manufacturer, an authorised representative, an importer or a distributor;
“enforcement authority” has the same meaning as in section 45(1) of the 1987 Act;
“essential safety requirements” has the meaning given in regulation 5;
“harm” means physical injury or any other damage to health, including long-term health effects;
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“hazard” means a potential source of harm;
“importer” means a person who—
(a)is established in the United Kingdom and places a toy from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or
(b)is established in Northern Ireland and places a toy on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state;
“intended for use by” means that a parent or supervisor shall reasonably be able to assume by virtue of the functions, dimensions and characteristics of a toy that it is intended for use by children of the stated age group;
“make available on the market” means supply in the course of a commercial activity (whether in return for payment or free of charge) for distribution, consumption or use on the EU market, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“manufacturer” means a person who—
(a)manufactures a toy or has a toy designed or manufactured; and
(b)markets that toy under that person's name or trademark;
“ Module ” means a Module set out in Schedule 6 and Module A, B or C is to be construed accordingly;
“notified body designation” has the meaning given in regulation 40;
“place on the market” means make a toy available on the EU market for the first time, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“recall” means take any measure aimed at achieving the return of a toy that has already been made available to the end user;
“risk” means the probable rate of occurrence of a hazard causing harm and the degree of severity of the harm;
“supply” includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply;
“toy” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“UK notified body” has the meaning given in regulation 40;
“withdraw” means take any measure aimed at preventing a toy in the supply chain from being made available on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1881/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/toys-safety-regulations-2011/regulation-3
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