I read in !emc-pstc that Doug McKean <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'U.S. Safety Regulations', on Tue, 26 Mar 2002: > >"John Woodgate" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This *might* be significant in the UK, because the parliamentary >> draftsmen who interpret the Directives as Statutory Instruments, under >> the guidance of Ministers, have been accused of 'gold-plating' the >> Directives, i.e. 'stretching' the provisions in the direction of higher >> stringency. This criticism may be justified, but it may also be balanced >> by an official reluctance to prosecute unless advice and warnings are >> disregarded. > >But John, isn't that simply the method for all statutes? >Aren't officials allowed to follow the letter of the law OR >demand a stricter interpretation (within reasonable limits) >rather than a weakened interpretation? > I'm not sure quite what you mean by 'statutes' in this context. It is certainly NOT allowed to make the national law overtly more stringent than the Directive, because the whole point is to eliminate national laws that are technical barriers to trade, e.g. the former German EMC requirements, at least partially a legacy of the Adenaur government period, when the Allies wouldn't let Germany have any very usable LF or MF broadcast allocations, and what were allowed were jammed by the eastern powers. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL!
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