The information sheet shall contain the information specified below. The...
- Provide an information sheet with your fridge/freezer's energy data
UK Statutory Instrument
2004
United Kingdom
The Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004
At a glance
What's here
7 compliance obligations
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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Label design
Where an appliance contains compartments other than a single fresh...
The information contained in the label may be given in...
(1) Mail order catalogues and other communications shall contain the...
The appliances covered by the Directive shall be divided up...
(1) An appliance shall be classified as A+ or A++...
The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined...
Offences and penalties
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
Prosecution of offences
Time limit for prosecution of offences
Defences
Liability of a person other than the principal offender
Obstruction of an authorised officer and false statements
Power of an enforcement authority to require technical documentation
Test Purchases
Power to enter premises and inspect, seize and detain regulated appliances
Appeals against detention of appliances etc
Obtaining the information required by these Regulations
- Use harmonised standards to test refrigerator energy information
Placing on the Community market: technical documentation
- Keep technical documentation for household refrigerators and freezers
Suppliers' duties in respect of labels
- Provide free energy labels to dealers who sell your fridges and freezers
Suppliers' duties in respect of information sheets
- Provide an energy information sheet with every regulated fridge or freezer
Suppliers' duty in respect of the accuracy of information
- Ensure accuracy of energy information supplied to dealers
Dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances
- Attach energy label to displayed regulated appliances
Browse 14 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Enforcement authority
Notes to Figure 1
Scope
Printing
Other Exclusions
Suppliers' deemed consent to publication of information
Information in respect of mail order and other distance selling
Misleading information
Presumption of compliance
Enforcement and offences
Transitional provisions
Revocation and saving
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