TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
- Compile and maintain technical documentation for electrical equipment Manufacturer
UK Statutory Instrument
1994
United Kingdom
The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 (revoked)
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Manufacturer 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 2011 27 duties
- Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 2017 25 duties
- Medical Devices Regulations 2002 2002 23 duties
- Lifts Regulations 2016 2016 22 duties
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 2016 21 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
COMPLIANCE NOTICE
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OPSS must ensure compliance notices meet statutory requirements Statutory regulator
Browse 10 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
SPECIMEN FORM OF CE MARKING TO BE PLACED ON OR TO ACCOMPANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EXCLUDED FROM THESE REGULATIONS
PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE SAFETY OBJECTIVES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS
General conditions
Protection against hazards arising from the electrical equipment
Protection against hazards which may be caused by external influences on the electrical equipment
Technical documentation must be such as to enable enforcement authorities...
The technical documentation must include:—
The notice shall—
The notice may include directions as to the measures to...
Browse 36 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Citation and commencement
Revocation, defence and consequential amendment
Revocation, defence and consequential amendment
Interpretation
Interpretation
Application
Application
Requirement for electrical equipment to be safe etc.
Requirement for electrical equipment to be safe etc.
Harmonised standards
Harmonised standards
Conformity with other standards and requirements
Conformity with other standards and requirements
Reports on safety etc of electrical equipment
Reports on safety etc of electrical equipment
CE marking
CE marking
EC declaration of conformity
EC declaration of conformity
Internal Production Control
Internal Production Control
Secondhand and hired equipment
Secondhand and hired equipment
Compliance Notices
Compliance Notices
Prohibition on supply
Prohibition on supply
Duties of enforcement authorities
Duties of enforcement authorities
Commencement of Proceedings
Commencement of Proceedings
Regulations to be treated as safety regulations within the meaning of the 1987 Act
Regulations to be treated as safety regulations within the meaning of the 1987 Act
Requirement to give information about electrical equipment which does not bear the CE marking
Requirement to give information about electrical equipment which does not bear the CE marking
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product safety regulator responsible for ensuring consumer products are safe. Enforces product safety regulations, UKCA marking requirements, and works with market surveillance …
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