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The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988

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PART II

1.  Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 below, articles mentioned in Part I of this Schedule shall bear a label which sets out, in order, the following–

(a)the words “CARELESSNESS CAUSES FIRE”;

(b)the name and the postal code of the address of the principal place of business of the manufacturer or importer who first supplied the article in the United Kingdom;

(c)the batch number or identification number (if any) of the article in question;

(d)the date on which the article was manufactured or imported (in its finished form) into the United Kingdom;

(e)the description of all the filling materials included in the article;

(f)the description of all the covering materials included in the article; and

(g)whether or not the article includes an interliner which passes the test in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

2.—(a) the matters set out in subparagraphs (c), (d), (f) and (g) of paragraph 1 above need not appear on labels required for cushions and pillows;

(b)the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (g) of paragraph 1 above need not appear on labels required for:

(i)cots, carry-cots, playpens, prams and pushchairs;

(ii)any other article similar in its nature and use to any article in b(i) above and designed to contain a baby or small child.

3.  The matters set out in subparagraphs (c), (d), (e) and (g) of paragraph 1 above need not appear on labels required for covers.

4.  The labels specified in this Part of this Schedule may, in the case of covers, appear anywhere on the cover and, in the case of other articles, shall appear on an external surface of the article but in every case the labels shall not appear so as to obscure any label or mark required to appear on the article by or under any enactment.

5.  In the case of furniture sold as a collection of pieces (such as three-piece suites) and in the case of covers which are so sold the label shall be attached to each individual piece.

6.  The wording and numbering specified in this Part of this Schedule shall appear in medium letters of at least 10 point in upper or lower case and shall be set out in legible and durable form on a background of a sufficiently contrasting colour to enable the wording and numbering to be clearly seen.

The label on which the wording and numbering appears shall itself be durable and shall be securely attached to the article in question.

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