National Standards Authority Of Ireland (Section 28) (13 a Plugs & Conversion Adaptors For Domestic Use) Regulations, 1997.
Statutory Instruments
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Standards Authority of Ireland (Section 28) (13 A Plugs and Conversion Adaptors for Domestic Use) Regulations, 1997.
(2) These Regulations (other than Regulation 5) shall come into operation on the 18th day of December, 1997.
(3) Regulation 5 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 18th day of June, 1998.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Authority” means the National Standards Authority of Ireland;
“BS 1362” means the British Standard Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs);
“conversion plug” means a device which may be engaged with a socket conforming to I.S.411:1997 and which is designed to enable a non Irish or non UK plug to be engaged with such a socket;
“designated person” has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 3 of these Regulations;
“IEC 884—1” means the International Electrotechnical Commission standard for plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes IEC 884-1 (1994) published by the International Electrotechnical Commission in 1994 as amended or revised by that Commission;
“I.S. 401 : 1997” means Irish Standard 411 : 1997 being the Irish standard specification for 13 Amp rewireable and non-rewireable plugs as declared by the Authority;
“I.S. 411 : 1997” means Irish Standard 411 : 1997 being the Irish standard specification for safety requirements for 13 Amp switched and unswitched socket outlets as declared by the Authority;
the “low Voltage Directive” means Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 19731 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States of European Union relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits as amended by Article 13 of Council Directive 93/68/EEC of 22 July 19932 ;
“luminaire” means an apparatus which distributes, filters or transforms light transmitted from one or more lamps and which includes all the parts necessary for supporting, fixing and protecting the lamps, together with means for connecting them to the supply, but not the lamps themselves;
“Member State” means a Member State of the European Communities;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment;
“non Irish or non UK plug” means any plug which is not suitable without adaption or modification for connection to a mains socket in the State or the United Kingdom;
“plug” means a portable fused or unfused device intended for domestic use having projecting pins designed to engage with the contact of a corresponding socket-outlet and incorporating means for the mechanical retention of an electrical cord and for transmitting an electrical current passing through the cord;
“13 Amp plug” means a fused plug carrying three pins substantially rectangular in cross-section, intended for domestic use in a.c. circuits only and operating on voltages not exceeding 250v. at 50 Hz and carrying current loads up to a maximum of 13 Amperes;