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.