# The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, Regulation 37: Duty in certain circumstances to comply with manufacturers' duties in place of distributors' duties


(1) This regulation applies where a distributor—
(a) places a toy on the market under the distributor's name or trademark; or
(b) modifies a toy already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the essential safety requirements may be affected.
(2) The distributor must comply with all of the duties imposed by these Regulations on a manufacturer, and in such a case, a reference to the manufacturer in these Regulations is to be taken as being a reference to the distributor.
(3) Such a distributor is not required to comply with the duties imposed by these Regulations on distributors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1881/regulation/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/toys-safety-regulations-2011/regulation-37
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