Industrial Research and Standards (Fire Safety Requirements For Upholstered Furniture) Order, 1980.
Statutory Instruments
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paragraphs: (1) This Order may be cited as the Industrial Research and Standards (Fire Safety Requirements for Upholstered Furniture) Order, 1980.
(2) This Order with the exception of paragraph 5 shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1980.
(3) Paragraph 5 of this Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1982.
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paragraphs: (1) In this Order—
"arms" (in relation to furniture) means any part of furniture which is designed or intended for a person sitting on the seat of that furniture to rest his arms on;
"back" (in relation to furniture) means any part of furniture which is designed or intended for a person sitting on the seat of that furniture to rest his back against;
"I.S. 244: 1980" means Irish Standard 244: 1980;
"seat" (in relation to furniture) means any part of furniture which is designed or intended to be sat on.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, a detachable cushion which forms an integral part of furniture shall be treated as part of that furniture.
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paragraphs: (1) This Order applies to upholstered furniture designed or suitable for domestic use which has an upholstered seat, an upholstered back or upholstered arms, including furniture which is intended to be assembled after it has been supplied.
(2) This Order does not apply to—
( a ) furniture designed or intended for use wholly or mainly as a bed,
( b ) music stools,
( c ) furniture of which the seat is not upholstered and is not in immediate juxtaposition to any upholstered part of either the back or the arms,
( d ) furniture with no back and no arms and with a seat the surface of which has an area of not more than 2,600 square centimetres and either is square or circular or, if it is rectangular, has no side more than 60 cm in length or, if it is triangular, has no side more than 78 cm in length or, if it is of any other shape, has no dimension in any direction more than 60 cm in length,
( e ) furniture designed or intended for use wholly or mainly out-of-doors,
( f ) furniture that is so designed and constructed that it would normally be considered suitable for use by children only, and,
( g ) furniture which has previously been supplied to any person who acquired it otherwise than for the purposes of a business of dealing in furniture.
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paragraphs: (1) On or after the 1st day of October, 1980, it shall be unlawful to manufacture, assemble or sell upholstered furniture to which this Order applies unless—
( a ) the upholstery is resistant to smouldering cigarettes as defined by Clause 3 of I.S. 244: 1980 and is flame resistant as defined by Clause 4 of I.S. 244: 1980, or
( b ) the furniture bears two labels one of which (the "display label") complies with the provisions of paragraph 4 (3) of this Order and the other of which (the "permanent label") complies with the provisions of paragraph 4 (4) of this Order.
(2) Where upholstered furniture to which this Order applies is placed on sale as part of a set or suite together with the other parts thereof, the requirements imposed by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph that the furniture shall bear a display label which complies with the provisions of subparagraph (3) of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satisfied if one of the other parts of the set or suite (also being upholstered furniture) bears the required display label.
(3) Every display label required by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall—
( a ) be in the form of an equilateral triangle with each side not less than 90 mm long, but account shall not be taken of any rounding of the corners of the triangle where the length of each side between the rounded corners is not less than 70 mm nor less than seven ninths of that which it would be if the corners were not rounded,