Electrical Safety Act 2022
195Prohibiting sale of consumer electrical equipment
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195 Prohibiting sale of consumer electrical equipment (1) Subject to section 196, the Electrical Safety Regulator may give a written notice prohibiting the supply or sale of consumer electrical equipment if satisfied that the consumer electrical equipment: (a) is not safe from electrical risk; or (b) does not comply with the requirements of this Act or the regulations. (2) The notice must include the following: (a) a means of identifying the consumer electrical equipment; (b) the grounds on which the notice is being made; (c) a summary of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds;
Electrical Safety Act 2022 106 (d) the requirement of this Act or the regulations with which the consumer electrical equipment is alleged to not comply; (e) any terms or conditions of the prohibition. (3) The notice may include specific measures that must be taken by the public or by specific persons to prohibit the sale of the consumer electrical equipment. (4) The prohibition remains in force for the period specified in the notice or, if no period is specified, for an indefinite period. (5) The notice must be published on the Electrical Safety Regulator's (6) The Electrical Safety Regulator must give a copy of the notice to any person who is specifically required to take measures under the