Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.79Effect of reclassification
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sec.79 Effect of reclassification
This section applies if— a type of level 1 or 2 in-scope electrical equipment is reclassified to a higher level; and immediately before the reclassification happens, a responsible supplier of that type was selling items of the type. For the period of 1 year starting on the day the reclassification has effect, divisions 3 and 4 apply to the sale by the responsible supplier of items of that type as if the reclassification had not happened. In this section— reclassified to a higher level — for a type of level 1 in-scope electrical equipment, means that type is classified by the defining standard as level 2 or 3; or for a type of level 2 in-scope electrical equipment, means that type is reclassified by the defining standard from level 2 to level 3. (sec.79-ssec.1) This section applies if— a type of level 1 or 2 in-scope electrical equipment is reclassified to a higher level; and immediately before the reclassification happens, a responsible supplier of that type was selling items of the type. (sec.79-ssec.2) For the period of 1 year starting on the day the reclassification has effect, divisions 3 and 4 apply to the sale by the responsible supplier of items of that type as if the reclassification had not happened. (sec.79-ssec.3) In this section— reclassified to a higher level — for a type of level 1 in-scope electrical equipment, means that type is classified by the defining standard as level 2 or 3; or for a type of level 2 in-scope electrical equipment, means that type is reclassified by the defining standard from level 2 to level 3.
- (a) a type of level 1 or 2 in-scope electrical equipment is reclassified to a higher level; and
- (b) immediately before the reclassification happens, a responsible supplier of that type was selling items of the type.
- (a) for a type of level 1 in-scope electrical equipment, means that type is classified by the defining standard as level 2 or 3; or
- (b) for a type of level 2 in-scope electrical equipment, means that type is reclassified by the defining standard from level 2 to level 3.