UK Statutory Instrument
1994
United Kingdom
The Energy Information (Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 1994
At a glance
What's here
6 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Distributor 4
- Trader 2
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- Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 2002 21 duties
- THE ELECTRICITY SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONTINUITY REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012 2012 19 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Printing
The information notice shall contain the information specified below. The...
Where an appliance contains compartments other than a single fresh...
The information contained in the label may be given in...
Mail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in...
Where other information contained in the information notice is provided,...
The size and font, in which all the information referred...
The appliances shall be divided into the following categories: Category...
(1) The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be...
Offences and penalties
Test purchases
Power to enter premises and inspect, seize and detain appliances
Appeals against detention of appliances etc
Compensation for loss etc of appliances or records seized
Recovery of expenses of enforcement
Restrictions on disclosure of information
Savings for certain privileges
Saving for civil rights
Service of documents etc
Reports etc
Prosecution of offences
Defences
Liability of a person other than the principal offender
Obstruction of authorised officers
Explanation of suggested remedial action
Right to make representations
Application of paragraphs 6 and 7 to other interested persons
Power of enforcement authority to require technical documentation
Suppliers' duties in respect of labels
- Provide energy labels to dealers free of charge Distributor
Suppliers' duties in respect of information notices
- Provide energy efficiency information notices with appliances Distributor
Suppliers to be responsible for accuracy of labels and information notices
- Ensure accuracy of labels and information notices Distributor
Suppliers' duties in respect of technical documentation
- Create and keep technical documentation to support energy labels Distributor
Dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances
- Attach energy label to displayed appliances Trader
Dealers' duty in respect of information notices
- Provide energy information notice to remote buyers before sale Trader
Browse 12 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Application
Suppliers' deemed consent to publication of information
Extent of dealers' duties under regulations 9 and 10
Printed communications
Misleading information
Enforcement and offences
Transitional provisions
Outline colour XO70.
All text is in black. The background is white.
Complete printing information is contained in a “refrigerator/freezer label design...
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