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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.32Duty of person conducting business or undertaking that manufactures electrical equipment
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### sec.32 Duty of person conducting business or undertaking that manufactures electrical equipment
This section applies to a person (the manufacturer) who conducts a business or undertaking that manufactures electrical equipment.
The manufacturer must ensure that—
the processes followed for the manufacture of the electrical equipment ensure that the electrical equipment, when made, will be electrically safe; and
the electrical equipment, when made, is electrically safe.
Without limiting subsection (2) (b) , the duty includes ensuring that the electrical equipment, when made, is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe.
The circumstances in which this section applies could include circumstances in which the manufacturer is a responsible supplier and the electrical equipment is in-scope electrical equipment.
s 32 amd 2011 No. 18 s 346 ; 2024 No. 44 s 48 sch 1
(sec.32-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (the manufacturer) who conducts a business or undertaking that manufactures electrical equipment.
(sec.32-ssec.2) The manufacturer must ensure that— the processes followed for the manufacture of the electrical equipment ensure that the electrical equipment, when made, will be electrically safe; and the electrical equipment, when made, is electrically safe.
(sec.32-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) (b) , the duty includes ensuring that the electrical equipment, when made, is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe. The circumstances in which this section applies could include circumstances in which the manufacturer is a responsible supplier and the electrical equipment is in-scope electrical equipment.
- (a) the processes followed for the manufacture of the electrical equipment ensure that the electrical equipment, when made, will be electrically safe; and
- (b) the electrical equipment, when made, is electrically safe.