Eleclrlcal ,\ ccessorie!i Order. 1991

L.. N . 14 0( 1991

QUALITY COl\;TRQL ( EXI'QKTS , IMPORTS ANI) LOCAL GOODS )

ACT

(CA P. 225)

Eleclrlcal ,\ ccessorie!i Order. 1991

(Ordl'r Nu. MJO or 1991)

IN exercise of Ihe powers co nferred by section 3 o f IlIe Oua lily

Control (Expons, lmpons and Local Goods) Act. the Malta Board of

Standards has made: Ihe following o rdn:-

1 This orde r may he ci led as Ihe E lccuical Accessorie s Order.

"""'''''.''''''' .... nl . 1991 alld may be refe rred 10 as Order No. MJO o f 1991 .

1.2 Th is order ~ hall become ope rative on a date after th e lapse

of 20 days from the day on wh ic h il is laid on the T able of Ihe Ho use

of Reprcse lllatives, whi ch dale Shall be notified by the Board in the

Gazeltc.

1 This order is intended 10 oover essen tial requirements of

electrical accessories as sockcI outlets and porlabk accessoric5 such

as plugs.

1 The provisions of this o rde r apply 10 im poned goods and

goods man ufaclured or assembled for Ihe local markel.

1.2 This order applies to accessories used in single phase a,c.

circuils at a ... ollage of nOl les., Ihan SOV and not excccding 2SOV and

current ra ljng nOI exceeding 45 Amperes.

UnlcS! cquipmem complies with th is order. no equipme nt

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10 which Ihis ordcr applies shall

4.1.1. be soM, offercd for sa le. exposed for sale or be in

possession of any person for Ihe purpose of bei ng sold;

4.1.2. be manu factu red for local use- or imported int o Malta

fo r local use-.

".2 All repain on accessories cove red by th is order shall be

ca rried out in such manne r as nOlIO introd uce a ny modifications wh ic h

do not con ronn ""th this o rde r.

All defini lio ns of the Electrical Equipment Order No. ?I28

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o f 1990 sha ll apply.

5.2 " Accessory"' means a device associa tcd with Ihe elect rical

wiring of an installation.

S.l "Fixed acccs50ry"' means an accessory designed 10 be pari

of and pe nnanenlly connectcd to D fixcd inst allation.

5.4 ~ Pon abJe accessoryK means an Hcces50ry for use other tha n

as part of a fixed installation.

5.5 "Adaptor~ means a portable aca::IIIOry having plug pins

i"tended 10 e ngage with the cont acts of a corresponding §OCket o ut let

and havi ng sod(cl outlet CQ ntacts 10 accommodate onc or more pl u~.

5.6 ~Cablc reel" mean s an assembly comprising a plug and a

soc ket outlet connected together by a length of nexible cord and having

provision for winding the cord onlO a reel, the socket ou tlet being

attached to o r bein g inu:grHI with the reeL

1 Where il is nccessMy for the safe operatio n of any accessory M •• t ;ng.1Id

to which this order applies. Ih at th e user should be aware of any

particular chamclcrisl ic of the HCCdSOry, the necessary in formation

sha ll be given by markings o n Ihe aCCCW)ry itself or, where Ihis nOI

pr.;lcticable, in a noti ce accompanyi ng the acceSl;Ory. Such marking

shall at least irn:l ude voltage and curren t rat ing.

6.2 Any marking or labelling shall be done in English and/or

Mal u:se. provided that in the case o f items manufactured for export.

the language of the importing country may be uscd.

6.3 The brand name or trade mark and the country o f origin or

the name and add ress of the manu facturer shall be marked.

6.4 In case o f accessories having two pole and earth termina ls,

Line. Neu tral and Earth cond uctors shall be: marked.

6.5 If fu sed, the wo rd '·FUSE'· or ·'FUSE D·· shall be ma rk ed

on the accessory in a position visible wh cn th e accC5sory is in normal

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6.6

In case of cable reels, 1 he raled current shall ha"e two values

6.6.1

for the cord in its fully reeled cond ition

6.6.2.

for the cord in ils full y un reeled condi tion.

1 AC"Cessories shall be sufficient in size and power for the work Con.m.ctK>n.

they are ca lled upon to do. and shall be so constructed. assembled and

connected so as to prevent dange r as fa r as is reasonably practical.

7.2 Accessories falling unde r this orde r and which have an Earth

terminal shall have the disposi tio n of pins or socket outlet s as shown

in Fi gure I attached to Ihis o rde r.

7.3 Plugs falli ng under thi s o rder sha ll meet the following

requ ircmen ts:-

7.3.1 Base ond cover of re .... ireab1c plugs shall be firmly

secured to eoch o ther and it shall be impossible to remove the

cover unless the plug is completely withdrawn from the socket

outlet.

7.3.2 Plugs shall be $() designed that when in use, the pins

shall adequately retain their position aoo there is no lik elihood of

their becoming detached from the plug during nonnal U')e.

7.3.3 IlA (B51363)

shall

have

the

following

plugs

rcquirements:-

7.3.3.1 General ou tline and dimensions as shown In

Figure 2 attached 10 this o rder.

7.3.3.2 No pan of a Line or Neutral pin shall have a

peripheral distance of less than 9.2mm measured along the

engagement fnce.

7.3.3.3 Line and Neutral plug pins shall be fined with

insulat ing sleeves having the dimensio ns shown in Figure 2

3113ched 10 th is o rder.

7.3.4 Live pans shall not be accessible wh~ n wired as in

normal use and are in full engage ment in a socket outlet.

7.4 $ocket ol,lIlelS falling under thi s order shall

7.4.1 be so const ructed that when insening a co rresponding

plug, the Earth connection is made before the current-canying

pins. When withdrawing the pl ug, the current-carrying parts shall

separate before the Earth contact is broke n.

7.4.2 except for shaver unils , be 50 constructed that reversal

of polarity is preve nted.

7.4.3 be 50 constructed 50 as to make and main tain effective

electrical contact during normal use.

7.4.4 have no projections grea ter than O.Smm on the

engagement surface of the socket outlet such as the full insertion

of a plug is prevented.

7.4.5 contain efficient shutters which automa tically scree n

both current-carrying socket contacts as soon as an inserted plug

is withdrawn fmm it.

7.4.6 in ease of multiple socket out lets, be capable o f

si mu ltaneous use of all socket outlets.

7.5

Adaptors falling under this order 5hall:-

7.5.1 except for shaver adaptors, be permanently marked

on the e ngagement su rface wi th their total maxim um e1edrical

load intended 10 be connected in ampeTe$.

7.5.2

in case of shaver adaptors be ma rked on the accessible

e~temal surface with appropriate words like MS haven o nlyH and

be fi n ed with a I Ampere fU5C .

7.5.3 be fi n ed with an appropria te fuse lin k; however an

adaptor having one or two adaptor wckcl out lets for IJ Ampere

plugs need not be fused.

1 Any part of any accessory to whi ch thi s order applies shall

ensure protection agai nst danger which might be caused by electrical intended to

contact direct or indirect.

g.2 Pan s intended to be electrified shall be so insul ated or

isola ted by basic insulation , as not to be liable, when the accessory is

in use, to e lect rify any pan of the an-essory not intended to be

electrified.

8.3 Whe re any pan of the accessory , to whieh this orde r appli es,

which is int ended to be e lectrified is capable of causing an e lectric

shock to a person touch ing it, the accessory shall be so designed that

that point is no t capable of being touched without oomething fint being

done to the accessory which requires the use of tools.

9 .1 All acussiblc metal pans of electrical accessories shall have ,.~

adequate provision for eanhing , ClIcept th at me tal pans on , or screws not b" . ndo:d to

in or through non-conducting material , and separated by such material be eleclrificd.

from curre nt -carryi ng pans in such a way that in normal use they

cannot become live, need nOI be ea rthed .

1 Eve ry switch. switch fu !IC. circuit breaker a nd isolating link Swildoinl.

shall

be so constructed. pl aced or protected as to prevent

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dange r.

10. 1.2 be so constructed and adjusted as accu rately to make

and \0 ma int ain good contact .

10. 1.3 be provided with an efficie nt actuating member or

other me ans of working. insulated from the s)'§tem , and so

arranged that the hand can no t inadvertently touch live parts.

10.1.4 be so constructed or arranged that it cannot

accidentally fall or move ;ntocon lact when left in the o ff-position.

10. 1.5 be so constructed th at it ca nnot be left in partial

contact. This applies to each pole of double-pole switches Of ci rcuit

breakers.

1O.\.6 be so const ructed th at an aTe cannol accidentally be

maintained.

10.1 .7 be 5000nsuucted that it does nol in the OO\l1'$e of nor·

mal use come apart in advertent ly by being unscrewed o r ot herwise.

10.2 When accessories are provided with a fuse liok . it shan be

mounted in appropria te contacts only in the lin.:: ci rcuit in such a way

that it cannot be displ<H:ed in nonnal use.

10.3 Every fuse and every auto matic circuit. breakcr used. shall

be constructed and arranged effective ly 10 inte rrupt the currc:nt before

it ~cecds a level causing danger. 11 shall also be so constructed, guarded

or placed as to prevent danger from over-healing as from arcing or

the scattering of hOI metaL or olh er substantt whcn it comes into

ope ration. Every fuse shall be either of such construction or so

protected by a swi tch that tbe fuse may be readily renewed without

danger.

10.4 In accessories ot her than pl ugs and adaplOI)', it shall be

possib le to repl ace any fuse lin k whe n the accessory is mounted as in

service. witbout dange r.

1 Every electrical joint and te rm ination shall be of prope r

construction as regards conductivity. insula tion , mechanical strength

and protection.

11 .2 All internal electrical conne<:lions 10 fuse-clips shall nOI be

made by means of screws. Othe r screwed and rive ted joints shall not

loose n in normal service.

1 Cords of electrical accessories shall be of Ihe insulated and

cable and cord>. shea thed type. The size a nd type shall be adequ ate as requi red hy the

application.

12.2 Accessories having terminals to which are connected. or

are inte nded 10 be connected 10, a flexible cable or cord which may

in use become subject to tension, shall incorporale a device or be so

designed and conslructed that J>O such tension on the cable o r cord is

transmillcd to tl'le te rminals.

12.3 The wires in the powersupply cable o r cord sh~1l becoloured

in accordance with tbe follo wing code

Green and Yellow

""nh

Neutral

Blue

Brown.

Live

1 Elect rical accessories to which this o rder appl ies shall meet

Ihe expected mechanical requirements SI) as to prevent dange r which

is revealed by e ~perie nce .

All eloxtrical accessories to which this order appl ies shall Resiscance to

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be resistant to non· mechanical influences in expected environmental non·mechanical

innuen<:e5.

conditions. so as to prevent danger.

1 Electrical accessories 10 which this order applies shall be Mothod"of

(os(ing.

tested by met hods described in relative British Standards.

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