The Approval of Safety Standards Regulations 1987
These Regulations make provision whereby the Secretary of State may approve standards of safety for the purposes of section 10(3) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987. Under section 10(3), consumer goods are not to be regarded as failing to comply with the general safety requirement (section 10(1) and (2)) in respect of, inter alia, any failure to do more in relation to any matter than is required by any standards of safety approved for the purposes of the subsection by or under regulations made under section 11 and imposing requirements with respect to that matter.