S.L. 427.51 Art. 3Definitions. Cap. 427. S.L. 427.45

For the purposes of these regulations, all the definitions of the Product Safety Act shall apply, and in addition: "electrical accessory" means a device associated with the electrical wiring of a domestic installation; "adaptor" means a electrical accessory which may be engaged with a socket, being an electrical accessory which is designed -

(a) to enable a plug having pins, or other forms of contact, of different dimensions or configuration to those of the socket to be engaged with the socket;

(b) to enable more than one plug to be engaged with the socket; or

(c) to be used for both of the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b); "13A - adaptor" means a portable adaptor which has been designed to be engaged with a socket-outlet which conforms to MSA BS 1363,

"conversion plug" means a device which may be engaged with a socket-outlet conforming to MSA BS 1363, and which is designed to enable a non-Maltese plug to be engaged with such a socket; "cable connector" means an electrical accessory designed to join flexible cables or cords in such a way that the cables or cords can be joined and separated without the use of a tool;

"Community" means the European Community; "conformity assessment body" means a body designated according to the Method for Designating Conformity Assessment Bodies Regulations, 2003;

"domestic " means in and around the home; "electrical equipment" means any equipment which is designed for use with a nominal rated voltage of 230V, 50Hz , and is intended for the purpose of generation, conversion, transmission, distribution or utilization of electrical energy; "electrical equipment coupler" means an accessory designed to connect a flexible cable or cord to electrical equipment and consisting of -

(a) a connector which is integral with, or intended to be attached to, the flexible cable or cord; and

(b) an inlet which is incorporated in or fixed to the electrical equipment, or intended to be fixed to it;

"fuse element" means that part of a fuse designed to melt when an excessive current flows into an electrical circuit;

"fuse link" means that part of a fuse including the fuse element which requires replacement by a new fuse link after the fuse element has melted, and before the fuse can be put back into service; "importer" means any person who imports electrical accessories produced outside, and imported into Malta, and includes electrical accessories produced in Malta, exported therefrom, and afterwards imported thereinto; "local authorised representative" means any person (or organisation) established in Malta who has been appointed by the manufacturer to act on his behalf in carrying out certain tasks required by these regulations;

"luminaire" means apparatus which distributes, filters or transforms the light transmitted from one or more lamps and which includes all the parts necessary for supporting, fixing and protecting the lamps, together with the means for connecting them to the supply, but not the lamps themselves;

"manufacturer" means the person who is primarily responsible for the design and, or construction of electrical accessories so that these comply with the requirements of these regulations; "MSA BS 1362" means the Maltese Standard Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs), MSA BS 1362, as subsequently upgraded;

"MSA BS 1363" means all the Maltese specifications for 13A fused plugs and switched and unswitched socket-outlets, as subsequently upgraded and includes:

(a) "MSA BS 1363 part 1" which means the Maltese Standard for 13 A plugs, socket-outlets and adaptors. Specification for rewirable and non-rewirable 13 A fused plugs, MSA BS 1363 part 1, as subsequently upgraded;

(b) "MSA BS 1363 part 2" which means the Maltese Standard for 13 A plugs, socket-outlets and adaptors. Specification for 13 A switched and unswitched socket-outlets, MSA BS 1363 part 2, as subsequently upgraded;

(c) "MSA BS 1363 part 3" which means the Maltese Standard for 13 A plugs, socket-outlets and adaptors. Specification for adaptors, MSA BS 1363 part 3, as subsequently upgraded;

"MSA BS 4573" means the Maltese Standard Specification for two-pin reversible plugs and shaver socket-outlets, MSA BS 4573, as subsequently upgraded; "MSA BS 5733" means the Maltese Standard Specification of general requirements for electrical accessories, MSA BS 5733, as subsequently upgraded; "MSA EN 50075" means the Maltese Specification for flat non-wirable two-pole plugs, 2.5 amp/250 volt, with cord, for the connection of class II equipment for household and similar purposes MSA EN 50075, as subsequently upgraded; IEC 60884-1 (also known as IEC 884-1) means the International Electrotechnical Commission standard for plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes published by the International Electrotechnical Commission as subsequently upgraded;

"non-Maltese plug" means any plug which is not suitable without adaptation or modification for connection to a mains socket-outlet designed for use in Malta; "non-Maltese socket-outlet" means any socket-outlet which is not suitable without adaptation or modification for connection with a plug designed for use in Malta; "person who supplies electrical accessories" means wholesalers, distributors, retailers and similar trades; "placing on the market" means the initial action of making available a product, falling under regulation 4(3)(a) for the first time on the Maltese market with a view to distribution or use in Malta; "plug" means a portable fused or unfused accessory other than a cable connector or an electrical equipment coupler, having projecting pins designed to engage with the contacts of a corresponding socket-outlet and incorporating means for transmitting an electrical current through a flexible cable or cord attached to the plug; "plug transformer" means a power supply unit which carries pins and can be engaged safely with a socket-outlet made to the dimensions specified in MSA BS 1363; "portable multiple socket outlet'' means electrical equipment which comprises two or more sockets designed and made to dimensions other than those specified in MSA BS 1363, which is designed to be connected to a socket conforming to MSA BS 1363 by means of a flexible cable or cord and a plug, and which may be used without being mounted onto a fixed surface or structure;

"red plug" means a plug which carries three pins substantially rectangular in forrn, is designed to be engaged with a socket made to the dimensions specified in MSA BS 1363, and which incorporates an auxiliary sensing circuit which will automatically disconnect the main circuit at a predetermined current;

"responsible person" in relation to electrical accessories means:

(a) the manufacturer thereof;

(b) the manufacturer’s local authorised representative; or

(c) where the manufacturer is not established in Malta and he has not appointed a local authorised representative, the person who places the electrical accessories on the local market; "socket-outlet" means an electrical accessory other than a cable connector, with which a plug may be engaged for the purpose of connecting to an electrical circuit, whether or not by means of a switch, electrical equipment to which a plug is attached;

"standard plug" means a plug which carries three pins substantially rectangular in form and is designed for engagement with a socket-outlet made to the dimensions specified in MSA BS 1363; "supply" includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.