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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.33Duty of person conducting business or undertaking that imports electrical equipment
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### sec.33 Duty of person conducting business or undertaking that imports electrical equipment
This section applies to a person (the importer ) who conducts a business or undertaking that imports electrical equipment.
The importer must ensure that the electrical equipment is electrically safe.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the duty includes ensuring that the electrical equipment—
is designed to be electrically safe; and
is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe.
The circumstances in which this section applies could include circumstances in which the importer is a responsible supplier and the electrical equipment is in-scope electrical equipment.
s 33 amd 2011 No. 4 s 6 ; 2011 No. 18 s 347
(sec.33-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (the importer ) who conducts a business or undertaking that imports electrical equipment.
(sec.33-ssec.2) The importer must ensure that the electrical equipment is electrically safe.
(sec.33-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (1) , the duty includes ensuring that the electrical equipment— is designed to be electrically safe; and is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe. The circumstances in which this section applies could include circumstances in which the importer is a responsible supplier and the electrical equipment is in-scope electrical equipment.
- (a) is designed to be electrically safe; and
- (b) is tested and examined to ensure it is electrically safe.