Statutory Instruments
1995 No. 3129
RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES
The Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Goods) Order 1995
Made
4th December 1995
Coming into force
29th December 1995
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 9(5) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976(1), hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Goods) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 29th December 1995.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1976 Act” means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976;
“arrangements” means, in respect of the production, supply or acquisition of any goods or the application to goods of any process of manufacture, arrangements as to the provision of information or advice to purchasers, consumers or users;
“standards” means, in respect of the production, supply or acquisition of any goods or the application to goods of any process of manufacture, standards of dimension, design, quality or performance.
Approval of standards and arrangements
2.—(1) The standards specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, being standards adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 31st October 1995, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 9(5) of the 1976 Act.
(2) The arrangements specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, being arrangements adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 31st October 1995, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 9(5) of the 1976 Act.
John M Taylor
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs,
Department of Trade and Industry
4th December 1995
Article 2
SCHEDULE
PART 1STANDARDS
09-2
The installation of 33kV and higher voltage power cables and associated auxiliary cables Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 3, 1983
09-4
66kV and 132kV impregnated paper insulated oil-filled and gas-pressure type power cable systems Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 3, 1991
09-6
Auxiliary multicore and multipair cables Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 6, 1988
09-7
PVC insulated concentric service cables with stranded copper or solid aluminium phase conductors and copper concentric conductors Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 4, 1981
09-9
Polymeric insulated, combined neutral/earth (CNE) cables with solid aluminium phase conductors and concentric aluminium wire waveform neutral/earth conductor Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 5, 1981
09-11
Heat shrinkable insulating material for use with 600/1000V cables and accessories Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 1, 1975
09-12
Impregnated paper insulated corrugated aluminium sheathed 6350/11000 volt cable Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 2, 1990
09-17
Single core cables for use in substations having extruded insulation and rated voltages of 6350/11000 volts and 19000/33000 volts Amendment 1, 1995 Issue 2, 1991
26-3
Hand held insulated tools for live working up to 1000 volts Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 2, 1984
41-10
Switchgear for use on 66 and 132kV distribution systems Issue 4, 1995
41-18
Partial discharge testing of bushings, capacitors, instrument transformers and switchgear of rated voltage 7.2-420kV inclusive Issue 2, 1995
41-26
Distribution switchgear for service up to 36kV (cable connected) Amendment 2, 1995 to issue 1, 1991
41-27
Outdoor distribution switchgear for service up to 36kV (overhead conductor connected) Amendment 2, 1995 to Issue 1, 1991
43-91
Stay strands and stay fittings for overhead lines Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 4, 1984
43-96
Fasteners and washers for wood pole and overhead lines Amendment 1, 1995 to Issue 2, 1986
43-103
Low voltage overhead line temporary shrouding material Issue 1, 1995
C55/4
Insulated sheath power cable systems 1989 Amendment 1, 1995
C64
Testing procedure for approval of joints for cables generally to BEBS C5 1969 Amendment 4, 1995
C79
Type approval tests for connectors and terminations for aluminium conductors of insulated power cables 1972 Amendment 3, 1995
C92
Performance specification for pole top terminations on 6350/11000 Volt paper insulated cables 1987
Part 1: Non-metallic pole boxes for mass-impregnated non-draining (MIND) solid type cables Amendment 1, 1995
G12/3
Requirements for the application of protective multiple earthing to low voltage networks
1995
G58/2
Purchase, use, storage, inspection and maintenance of hand held insulated tools for live working up to 1000 volts 1995
G59/1
Recommendations for the connection of embedded generating plant to the Regional Electricity Companies' distribution systems 1991 Amendment 2, 1995
L9/3
Structural testing of wood poles prior to climbing or use as a personal support 1995
S15
Standard Schematic Diagrams
Part 1: Schematic Diagrams 1956 Amendment 1, 1995
Part 2: Alarm Systems 1963 Amendment 1, 1995
Part 3: Basic diagrams for voltage and current transformer secondary circuits 1967 Amendment 3, 1995
ETR 113
Notes of guidance for the protection of embedded generating plant up to 5 MW for operation in parallel with Public Electricity Suppliers' distribution systems Revision 1, 1995
SMCC 004
Notes of guidance on the safe working of third parties in close proximity to live low voltage overhead conductors 1995
SMCC 006
Notes of guidance on earthwire replacement with one circuit live in 132kV double circuit power lines 1995
PART IIARRANGEMENTS
SMCC 004
Notes of guidance on the safe working of third parties in close proximity to live low voltage overhead conductors 1995
SMCC 006
Notes on guidance of earthwire replacement with one circuit live on 132kV double circuit power lines 1995
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order approves standards of dimension, design quality or performance of goods and manufacturing processes and arrangements as to the provision of information or advice, all of which have been adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited. The effect of the Order is that, for the purpose of determining whether an agreement is one to which the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 applies, no account is taken of any term in the agreement by which parties or any of them agree to comply with, or to apply, the standards and arrangements so approved.
The standards and arrangements may be inspected at the premises of Electricity Services Limited, 30 Millbank, London SW1P 4RD.
(1)
1976 c. 34.