38Testing and labelling of appliances

38 Testing and labelling of appliances

38 Testing and labelling of appliances

(1) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to—

(a) the prescribing of standards for, or the tests to be carried out in relation to, appliances that consume energy, or both,

(b) the marking, labelling or tagging of appliances that consume energy,

(c) without limiting paragraph (b)—

(i) the information to appear on any such mark, label or tag (including information as to any tests carried out in relation to the appliance), and

(ii) the manner of making or affixing any such mark, label or tag,

(d) the registration of appliances that consume energy,

(e) prohibiting the fraudulent or improper use of marks, labels or tags similar to those required by the regulations or of marks, labels or tags so nearly resembling those required by the regulations as to be likely to deceive, and

(f) the fees payable in relation to the registration or the labelling of appliances that consume energy.

(2) The power to make regulations under this section does not limit the power to make regulations under any other Act.

(3) A regulation made for the purposes of this section prevails over a regulation made under the Local Government Act 1993, to the extent of any inconsistency.

(4) A regulation made for the purposes of this section binds the Crown if expressed so to do.

(5) In this section, appliance includes electrical equipment.

s 38: Am 1988 No 92, Sch 6; 2004 No 4, Sch 3 [3] [4].