11 Safety regulations
Consumer Protection Act 1987 (1987 c 43) | Legislation

11  Safety regulations

(1)     The Secretary of State may by regulations under this section (“safety regulations”) make such provision as he considers appropriate . . . for the purpose of securing—

(a)     that goods to which this section applies are safe;

(b)     that goods to which this section applies which are unsafe, or would be unsafe in the hands of persons of a particular description, are not made available to persons generally or, as the case may be, to persons of that description; and

(c)     that appropriate information is, and inappropriate information is not, provided in relation to goods to which this section applies.

(2)     Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, safety regulations may contain provision—

(a)     with respect to the composition or contents, design, construction, finish or packing of goods to which this section applies, with respect to standards for such goods and with respect to other matters relating to such goods;

(b)     with respect to the giving, refusal, alteration or cancellation of approvals of such goods, of descriptions of such goods or of standards for such goods;

(c)     with respect to the conditions that may be attached to any approval given under the regulations;

(d)     for requiring

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