Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Regulation 2018
8Application for model approval
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8 Application for model approval
8 Application for model approval
(1) An application under section 16 (1) (a) of the Act for an approval of a model of electrical article must be in the form approved by the Secretary and must be lodged with the Secretary.
(2) The application must be accompanied by the following—
(a) the relevant fee for the application,
(b) in the case of a model of electrical article that is a declared electrical article—evidence that the model complies with—
(i) any class specification to the extent that the specification applies to electrical articles of that model, and
(ii) any model specification that applies to the electrical articles of that model,
(c) in the case of a model of electrical article that is not a declared electrical article—evidence that the model complies with—
(i) any specification or requirement prescribed by this Regulation for the purposes of section 8 (2) (b) (iii) or (iv) of the Act to the extent that the specification or requirement applies to electrical articles of that model, and
(ii) any model specification that applies to electrical articles of that model, and
(iii) if the Secretary requires—any other specification identified by the Secretary,
(d) a sample article of the model,
(e) any other documents and particulars (including, for example, the drawings and manufacturing specifications in accordance with which electrical articles of the model are, or are to be, constructed) that the Secretary may require.
(3) The Secretary may waive any of the requirements of subclause (2) in respect of an application if the Secretary considers that the requirement is inappropriate to that application.