71CUnsafe modifications to Type A appliances

71C Unsafe modifications to Type A appliances

S. 71C(1) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 69.

(1) A person must not knowingly, recklessly or negligently make a modification to a Type A appliance that would make the appliance unsafe to use if the appliance were used for its intended purpose.

(2) This section does not apply to a temporary modification made by a person in the course of—

(a) a process of manufacture or assembly of an appliance; or

(b) carrying out repair or maintenance work on an appliance; or

(c) rebuilding or refurbishing an appliance—

provided the appliance is safe to use for its intended purpose at the end of the process of manufacture or assembly, the carrying out of the repair or maintenance work or the rebuilding or refurbishment of the appliance (as the case requires).