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Sale of second-hand equipment

Selling second-hand electrical equipment
List of appliances

Selling second-hand electrical equipment

Sellers of electrical equipment must make sure that any electrical equipment sold has information included on how to use the appliance in an electrically safe way.

The manufacturer's instructions often contain this information. However retailers of second-hand electrical equipment do not always have these manufacturer's instructions. Safe use instructions have been developed by the Electrical Safety Office for retailers of second-hand electrical equipment.

Sellers of second-hand electrical equipment must give the buyer information about whether the item has been tested and found to be electrically safe. Failure to meet your obligations as an individual seller or a business dealing in second-hand electrical equipment can result in penalties. The Electrical Safety Office Inspectorate enforces these requirements.

These limitations are not required in selling to a business that deals in second hand electrical equipment.

Second-hand electrical equipment of a prescribed type may only be sold by a business if that equipment has had approval as required by electrical safety regulation.

List of appliances

If your appliance is not listed here, general safety advice is provided for you to use as a guide.

Last updated October 5, 2005