Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1547

The Toys (Safety)(Amendment) Regulations 1993

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1993 No. 1547

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Toys (Safety)(Amendment) Regulations 1993

Whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987^[1], consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations and such other persons as he considers appropriate:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 11 of the said Act, read with article 6 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Commencement No 1) Order 1987^[2], hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and commencement
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Toys (Safety)(Amendment) Regulations 1993.

    (2)  These Regulations, except paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 2, shall come into force on 16th July 1993 and the said paragraphs (a) and (b) shall come into force on 1st October 1996.

Amendment to the Toys (Safety) Regulations 1989
    2.    —The Toys (Safety) Regulations 1989^[3] shall have effect subject to the following amendments—
 (a) in paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 1, the words from "provided that" to the end of each of those paragraphs shall be omitted;
 (b) paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 2 shall be omitted;
 (c) in paragraph (1) of regulation 9, the words "Subject to paragraphs (2) and (2A)" shall be substituted for "Subject to paragraph (2)"; and
 (d) there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) of regulation 9 the following paragraph—
"  (2A)  Paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall not apply in relation to a toy which has previously been supplied to any person who acquired it for private use or consumption." .

Denton of Wakefield

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

18th June 1993

These Regulations amend the Toys (Safety) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1275) ("the Principal Regulations") so as to disapply the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations (EC mark and other information on or accompanying toys) which require the EC mark to be put on every toy, or on the packaging of the toy, to which those Regulations apply together with other information (subject to certain exceptions) in respect of a toy which has previously been supplied to any person who acquired it for private use or consumption (regulation 2(d)).

In addition, these Regulations remove the limited saving of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 1974 (S.I. 1974/1367) and the Toys (Safety) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 (S.R. (N.I.) 1975 No. 290) in the Principal Regulations (paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Principal Regulations), which relates to certain toys first supplied in the Community before 1st January 1990, with effect from 1st October 1996 (paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 2).

[1] 1987 c. 43. back

[2] S.I. 1987/1680 (c. 51). back

[3] S.I. 1989/1275. back