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ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS (ENERGY PRODUCTS) AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO 33 OF 2011) - SECT 9

9—Amendment of section 6—Offences relating to safety and performance, certification and information

        (1)         Section 6(1)—delete "electrical" and substitute:

energy

        (2)         Section 6(2) to (5)—delete subsections (2) to (5) (inclusive) and substitute:

        (2)         A trader must not sell an energy product of a class to which this subsection applies unless it is labelled under the authority of a certification body or the Technical Regulator so as to indicate its certification by that body or the Technical Regulator.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

Expiation fee: $315.

        (3)         A trader must not sell an energy product of a class to which this subsection applies unless the trader provides information in respect of the product to the purchaser in accordance with applicable information standards.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

Expiation fee: $315.

        (4)         No offence is committed against subsection (1), (2) or (3) if—

            (a)         the sale takes place within 6 months after the date the subsection is applied to the relevant class of energy product; and

            (b)         the product was manufactured in or imported into the State before that date.

        (5)         No offence is committed against subsection (1) or (3) if—

            (a)         the sale takes place within 6 months after a change in the labelling or information requirements that apply under that subsection; and

            (b)         the product was manufactured in or imported into the State before the change in the requirements; and

            (c)         at the time of the sale the product was labelled, or the information provided, in accordance with requirements applicable at or after the time of manufacture or import of the product.



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