21   Prohibition of the sale of unsafe electrical articles

(cf 1946 No 13, s 21E (2) and (4))

(1)  The Director-General may, by a notice published in the Gazette, prohibit the sale of an electrical article or electrical articles of a particular model from the date of the publication of the notice in the Gazette or such later date as may be specified in the notice.

(2)  The Director-General may, by written notice served on any person, prohibit the person from selling an electrical article or any electrical article of a particular model specified in the notice from the date on which the notice is so served or such later date as may be specified in the notice.

(3)  The Director-General may issue a notice under this section prohibiting the sale of an electrical article or electrical articles of a particular model only if the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that:

(a)  the electrical article or model of electrical article is, or is likely to become, by reason of its design or construction, unsafe to use, and

(b)  prohibiting the sale of the electrical article, or electrical articles of that model, is warranted by reason of the risk of death or injury to any person or damage to any property arising out of the use of that article or those articles.

(4)  A notice issued under this section prohibiting the sale of an electrical article or electrical articles of a particular model may be revoked by the Minister or Director-General:

(a)  in the case of a notice issued under subsection (1)—by notice published in the Gazette, or

(b)  in the case of a notice issued under subsection (2)—by notice served on the person or persons to whom the original notice was directed.

(5)  The Director-General must publish copies of any notice issued under subsection (1), or any notice of revocation issued under subsection (4) (a), in such newspapers as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(6)  A failure to comply with subsection (5) does not invalidate any notice or revocation of a notice under this section.