Regulation 4 Toys to which these Regulations applyE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

These Regulations apply to toys placed on the market on or after 19th August 2011.

(2)

Toys are products designed or intended (whether or not exclusively) for use in play by children under 14 years old.

(3)

These Regulations do not apply to—

(a)

playground equipment intended for public use;

(b)

automatic playing machines intended for public use, whether coin operated or not;

(c)

toy vehicles equipped with combustion engines;

(d)

toy steam engines;

(e)

slings and catapults;

(f)

products listed in F1Schedule 1, as amended from time to time.

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 4(3)(f) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 15 para. 6 (with Sch. 15 para. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only