45Labelling of grass-cutting machines with maximum sound power level

45 Labelling of grass-cutting machines with maximum sound power level

45 Labelling of grass-cutting machines with maximum sound power level

(1) A person must not sell by retail a new grass-cutting machine unless it has securely attached to it in a conspicuous position—

(a) an approved noise label displaying the machine’s maximum sound power level as determined in accordance with Part 6, or

(b) a label that accords with the EU Outdoor Noise Directive and displays—

(i) the marking of conformity in the form shown in Annex IV to the Directive, and

(ii) the machine’s guaranteed sound power level.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) for a corporation—100 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

grass-cutting machine—

(a) means a machine, powered by a motor, designed principally for the purpose of cutting grass or other soft undergrowth, that has a cutting width of less than 950mm, and

(b) includes a lawn mower, ride-on mower, edge trimmer, brush cutter and string trimmer, and

(c) does not include—

(i) a robot mower, being a battery-powered grass-cutting machine designed to autonomously cut lawns, or

(ii) electrically powered shears with a cutting width of less than 120mm.