Oil Burners (Standards) Act, 1960

Safety standards and instructions for use of oil heaters.

2.—(1) The Minister may by regulations provide—

(a) for requiring oil heaters of such class or description as may be specified in the regulations, or any component part of an oil heater, being a part of such class or description as may be so specified, to comply with such standards of safety as in his opinion are appropriate to reduce or prevent the risk of fire;

(b) for requiring oil heaters of such class or description as may be so specified to bear by means of such a label or such other means so specified—

(i) instructions on such matters as may be prescribed as to the working and use of oil heaters, and

(ii) a statement of compliance with the standards of safety required by the regulations under this Act;

(c) for any other matter for which regulations are authorised under this Act.

(2) Regulations made under this section may contain different provisions for different classes or descriptions of oil heaters or component parts of oil heaters and, in the case of regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the foregoing subsection, may prescribe the means for ascertaining for the purposes of this Act whether any oil heaters or component parts comply with the requirements of the regulations.