Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, amend the Product Safety Standards (Baby Walkers) Regulations 2001 ( the principal regulations).

Regulation 5 of the principal regulations declares certain subclauses of the American Safety Standard—Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers (ASTM F977—00) set out in the Schedule to be a product safety standard.

The amendments—

• •change the references from the American Safety Standard—Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers (ASTM F977–00) to the revised American Safety Standard—Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers (ASTM F977–03):

• •replace the Schedule of the principal regulations with a new schedule setting out in the second column the applicable subclauses in the revised Standard:

• •adopt additional requirements from the revised Standard targeted at the structural integrity of baby walkers.