Section 35 — Fair Trading Act 1986: Safety standards in respect of services

35 Safety standards in respect of services (1) The Governor-General may, from time to time, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order in Council, make regulations in respect of services of any description or any class or classes of services, prescribing for the purpose of preventing or reducing the risk of injury to any person, a services safety standard or 2 or more services safety standards relating to the performance of those services. (2) The Governor-General may, from time to time, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order in Council, make regulations declaring that: (a) An official standard or an official standard with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations is a services safety standard: (b) A specified part or parts of an official standard or of an official standard with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations is a services safety standard: (c) Two or more official standards or 2 or more official standards with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations are services safety standards: (d) Specified parts of 2 or more official standards or of 2 or more official standards with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations are services safety standards. (3) The Minister must not make a recommendation under this section unless— (a) The Minister has consulted with such persons or representatives of such persons as the Minister considers will be substantially affected by any Order in Council made in accordance with the recommendation and those persons have had the opportunity to comment to the Minister; and (b) The Minister has considered any such comments. (4) A failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of any Order in Council made under this section. Sections 35 and 36 were substituted, as from 28 July 1997, by section 5 Fair Trading Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 43).