Sale of Hazardous Goods Order 2000
The Products Safety Committee makes the following order under section 8 of the Sale of Hazardous Goods Act 1977 .
This order may be cited as the Sale of Hazardous Goods Order 2000 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
3. Prohibition on sale of certain candles and candle wicks
A person must not sell –(a) any candle with a wick that contains lead; or(b) any candle wick that contains lead.
4. Prohibition on sale of certain toys and novelty items
A person must not sell any soft plastic inflatable toy or any soft plastic inflatable novelty item that contains small pieces of polystyrene or other similar material that may be accessible –(a) if the toy is damaged; or(b) through any valve or opening.
This order was made by the Products Safety Committee at a meeting held on 7 October 1999.
R. Ormerod
Chairperson
A. Pittas
Member
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 12 April 2000
This order is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the notice)
This order prohibits the sale of –(a) candles with wicks that contain lead; and(b) candle wicks that contain lead; and(c) certain soft plastic inflatable toys and novelty items.