LegalizeThe Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Goods) Order 1991
Made: 21st August 1991
Coming into force: 13th September 1991
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[^f00001], 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 1991 and shall come into force on 13th September 1991.
- (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 13th August 1991, 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 13th August 1991, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 9(5) of the 1976 Act.
SCHEDULE
PART I — STANDARDS APPROVED
| 09-4 | 66 and 132kV impregnated paper insulated oil-filled and gas-pressure type power cable systems Issue 3, 1991 |
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| 09-5 | 275 and 400kV impregnated paper insulated oil-filled and gas compression type power cable systems Issue 3, 1991 |
| 09-12 | Impregnated paper insulated corrugated aluminium sheathed 6350/11000 volt cables 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 Issue 2, 1991 |
| 09-21 | Crossed-linked polymeric insulated triplex cables for a rated voltage of 6350/11000 volts (Um=12000V) Issue 1, 1990 |
| 12-5 | Indicating lamps – filament type Issue 2, 1989 |
| 12-10 | Single phase domestic cut-outs, connector blocks and interconnecting units up to 100A rating Issue 2, 1990 |
| 37-2 | L.V. distribution fuse boards Issue 3, 1990 Errata, 1990 |
| 41-10 | Switchgear for use on 66, 132, 275 and 400kV systems Addendum, 1991 to Issue 3, 1989 |
| 41-15 | Standard circuit diagrams for equipment in 132kV substations Part 1: transformer feeder, transformer end Amendment 1, 1991 to Issue 1, 1978 Part 6: Bus section and bus coupler Issue 1, 1989 Part 9: AC traction supplies to British Rail Issue 1, 1989 |
| 41-26 | Distribution switchgear for service up to 36kV (Cable connected) Issue 1, 1991 |
| 41-27 | Outdoor distribution switchgear for service up to 36kV (Overhead conductor connected) Issue 1, 1991 |
| 43-13 | Aerial bundled conductors (ABC) insulated with cross-linked polyethylene for low voltage overhead distribution Issue 2, 1990 Corrigendum 1991 |
| 43-14 | Conductor fittings and associated apparatus for use with 1v aerial bundled conductors Issue 2, 1990 |
| 43-15 | Insulator binds and equivalent helical fittings for overhead lines Issue 2, 1990 |
| 43-88 | Treatment of wood poles and associated timber for overhead lines Issue 3, 1987 |
| 43-90 | Anti-climbing devices and safety signs for hv lines up to and including 400kV Issue 3, 1991 |
| 43-93 | Line Insulators Issue 3, 1986 Amendment 1987 |
| 43-94 | Earth rods and their connectors Issue 3 1990 |
| 44-5 | Testing the insulation systems of stator coils for rotating electrical machines Issue 5, 1987 |
| 98-5 | Automatic ultrasonic testing of tubes Part 3: Longitudinally submerged arc welded steel tubes, outside diameters 160mm and above Amendment No 1, 1990 to Issue 2, 1989 |
| 98-16 | Defect evaluation and size estimation by the manual ultrasonic testing method Issue 1, 1990 |
| 98-17 | Radiographic examination of fusion welded butt joints in steel Issue 1, 1988 |
| 98-19 | Acceptance criteria for pipe circumferential butt welds in ferritic alloy steels Issue 1, 1990 |
| 98-23 | Ultrasonic and visual inspection of components lined with tin based white metal Issue 1, 1990 |
| T2 | Transformers and reactors 1966 Section 12: Cable boxes, cable sealing-end chambers and disconnecting chambers Revision 1, 1987 |
| G59/1 | Recommendations for the connection of embedded generating plant to the Regional Electricity Companies' distribution systems and the provision of standby generators 1991 |
| G72 | Operational requirements for SF₆ switchgear under loss of pressure conditions 1991 |
| L38/1 | Recommendations for the protective greasing of PVC-covered copper and bare and PVC-covered aluminium based overhead line conductors 1991 |
| M10/4 | Serial numbering of meters 1991 |
| M25/1 | Improving the security of meters and associated service equipment 1987 |
| P23/1 | Customers' earth fault protection for compliance with the IEE Wiring Regulations for electrical installations 1991 |
| ACE 80 | Guide to the maintenance of electrical plant up to and including 132kV 1981 incorporating revised section 30, 1989 |
PART II — ARRANGEMENTS APPROVED
| G43/2 | Instructions for reporting to the National Fault and Interruption Reporting Scheme 1990 |
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| P23/1 | Customers' earth fault protection for compliance with the IEE Wiring Regulations for electrical installations 1991 |
| R1/4 | Immediate notification of dangerous and potentially dangerous incidents and changes in operational practice 1990 |
Signed
Reay — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Industry and Technology, — Department of Trade and Industry — 21st August 1991
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 the parties or any of them agree to comply with, or to apply, the standards and arrangements so approved.
The standards and arrangements (other than those which are confidential) may be inspected at the premises of Electricity Associations Services Limited, 30 Millbank, London SW1P 4RD.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1976 c. 34.
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