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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.13Meaning of appliance
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### sec.13 Meaning of appliance
An appliance is a device that consumes electricity and in which the electricity is converted into heat, motion or another form of energy or is substantially changed in its electrical character.
Although a light fitting, including its bulb or tube, is an appliance, the bulb or tube, taken alone, is not an appliance.
s 13 amd 2024 No. 44 s 4
(sec.13-ssec.1) An appliance is a device that consumes electricity and in which the electricity is converted into heat, motion or another form of energy or is substantially changed in its electrical character.
(sec.13-ssec.2) Although a light fitting, including its bulb or tube, is an appliance, the bulb or tube, taken alone, is not an appliance.