Statutory Instruments
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Made
18th June 1993
Laid before Parliament
22nd June 1993
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
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:—
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.
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
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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).