Electricity Safety Act 1998
161Transitional provision—electrical equipment
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161 Transitional provision—electrical equipment
S. 161(1) amended by No. 11/2024 s. 86.
(1) Electrical equipment in respect of which an approval was in force under section 51 of the Former SEC (Residual Provisions) Act 1958 immediately before the commencement of this section is deemed on that commencement to be approved under section 58 of this Act.
S. 161(2) amended by No. 11/2024 s. 86.
(2) An Order under section 57(1) of the Former SEC (Residual Provisions) Act 1958 in force immediately before the commencement of this section and declaring any class, description or type of electrical appliance to be a proclaimed electrical appliance has effect as an Order under section 67 of this Act declaring any class, description or type of appliance to which the Order applies to be proclaimed electrical equipment for the purposes of Part 5 of this Act and may be amended or revoked accordingly.