PART 1PRELIMINARY

Scope

3.—(1) These Regulations apply to products which—

(a)fall within the meaning of “product” in paragraph (2); and

(b)are not excluded by paragraph (3).

(2) A “product” means—

(a)equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres;

(b)safety devices, controlling devices and regulating devices intended for use outside potentially explosive atmospheres but required for or contributing to the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems with respect to the risks of explosion; and

(c)components intended to be incorporated into equipment and protective systems referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

(3) The following products are excluded from the definition in paragraph (2)—

(a)medical devices intended for use in a medical environment;

(b)equipment and protective systems where the explosion hazard results exclusively from the presence of explosive substances or unstable chemical substances;

(c)equipment intended for use in domestic and non-commercial environments where potentially explosive atmospheres may only rarely be created, solely as a result of the accidental leakage of fuel gas;