The Electrical Luminous Tube Signs (Scotland) Regulations 1990
UK Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 683 — creates 4 criminal offences.
- Made
- 16 March 1990
- In force from
- 1 July 1990
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Miscellaneous
- Made under
- Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations, which apply only to Scotland, require electrical luminous tube signs, and any other similarly designed equipment or transformers required to raise the voltage of such signs and equipment, to be provided with cut-off switches for use by firefighters in the event of a fire. Regulations 3 and 4 require such cut-off switches to be suitably located and identified. Regulation 5 requires that a person proposing to install such apparatus shall give prior notice to the fire authority, showing where the emergency switch is to be located and how it is to be identified. The fire authority may serve a counter-notice prohibiting the use of apparatus where they consider it will be unsafe in the event of fire, and a person aggrieved by such a counter-notice may appeal to the sheriff. Regulation 6 exempts from the requirement signs installed on premises licensed under the Cinemas Act 1985. Regulation 8 creates offences for failure to comply with the requirements of the Regulations and prescribes a penalty not exceeding level 3 of the standard scale (currently £400) on summary conviction in respect of each offence.
Offences created by this instrument
- Any owner or any occupier of premises where it is proposed to install apparatus who fails without reasonable excuse to… regulation 8(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Where the commission of an offence by one person is due to the act or omission of another person then proceedings in… regulation 8(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to give a notice required by regulation 5(1) shall be guilty of an… regulation 8(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
- Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a notice served on him under regulation 5(2) prohibiting… regulation 8(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
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