NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 173

Schedule

New South Wales Electricity Safety Act 1945

Queensland Electricity Act 1994

South Australia Electrical Products Act 1988

Tasmania Electricity Industry Safety and Administration Act 1997

Victoria Electricity Safety Act 1998 (as amended)

Western Australia Electricity Act 1945

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 2001.

ANTHONY LEVERTON, Manager, Standards and Safety, Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

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Notice That Certain Types of Electrical Appliances and Fittings Require Approval Before Being Offered for Sale

Pursuant to Regulation 101 (1) of the Electricity Regulations 1997, I, Anthony Leverton, acting under delegated authority of the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic Development, hereby give public notice that the types of electrical appliances and fittings listed in the Schedule require my approval, from 1 March 2002, before being offered for sale in New Zealand.

Schedule

A. Luminaire—portable type

An electrical appliance which:

(a) is a household type;

(b) provides illumination for decorative purposes, produces light;

(c) is fitted with a supply flexible cord or an appliance inlet socket or a power supply unit with integral pins for insertion into a socket;

(d) is for standing on a table or floor, or is fitted with a clamp or similar for attachment to a vertical or horizontal surface;

(e) is for use with tungsten filament, tubular fluorescent or other discharge lamps; and

(f) has metal parts which are required to be earthed or double insulated from live parts (excluding live parts of an all insulated lampholder);

but does not include:

(g) appliances where less than 50 items are manufactured to any particular design.

B. Room heater

An electrical appliance which:

(a) is a household type; and

(b) is for heating, by electrical energy, the atmosphere for comfort purposes;

but does not include:

(c) an airconditioning appliance;

(d) a heating system that is intended to heat the atmosphere of a room primarily by raising the temperature of any floor, wall or ceiling area; or

(e) an under-carpet heating system;

(f) those appliances that are designed or intended to also use gas.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 2001.

ANTHONY LEVERTON, Manager, Standards and Safety, Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

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Notice That Certain Types of Electrical Appliances and Fittings Require a Declaration of Compliance by the Supplier Before Being Offered for Sale

Pursuant to Regulation 101A (1) of the Electricity Regulations 1997, I, Anthony Leverton, acting under delegated authority of the Chief Executive, Ministry of Economic Development, hereby give public notice that the types of electrical appliances and fittings listed in the Schedule require a declaration of compliance by the supplier, from 1 March 2002, before being offered for sale in New Zealand.

Schedule

A. Bayonet lampholder

An electrical device which:

(a) accommodates a lamp with a bayonet cap of 15mm or 22mm nominal diameter;

but does not include:

(b) a lampholder which by design is restricted to specific appliances; or

(c) a lampholder which is for incorporation in industrial equipment only.

B. Cord extension socket

An electrical device which:

(a) is for attachment to a flexible cord;

(b) has a maximum rating of 20 A at low voltage; and

(c) has contacts whereby a detachable connection may be made with the corresponding pins of a plug or an inlet;

but does not include:

(d) a connector or appliance connector designated in AS/NZS 3123; or

(e) a socket outlet designated in AS/NZS 3131.

C. Cord-line switch

An electrical device which:

(a) is for attachment in a flexible cord;

(b) manually opens and closes an electrical circuit; and

(c) has a rating not exceeding 16 A at low voltage;

but does not include:

(d) bell push and pendant switches.

D. Swimming pool/spa equipment

An electrical appliance, device or assembly which:

(a) is for use in the operation or cleaning of a swimming pool, spa pool or spa bath; or

(b) is a combination of devices or appliances used in the operation of a swimming pool, spa pool or spa bath and which may or may not be integral or incorporated with a spa pool or spa bath;

but does not include:

(c) such an appliance, device or assembly exclusively promoted for commercial use;

(d) a heat pump; or

(e) those appliances that are designed or intended to also use gas.

E. Luminaire—portable type

An electrical appliance which:

(a) is a household type;

(b) provides illumination for decorative purposes, produces light;

(c) is fitted with a supply flexible cord or an appliance inlet socket or a power supply unit with integral pins for insertion into a socket;