Machinery – design, manufacture & purchase

The Law

Manufacturers and suppliers of agricultural machinery need to be aware of three key pieces of legislation.

Buying new machinery

  • A summary of the law
  • What you have to do in practice
  • Checklists to use when buying new machinery

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Buying second hand machinery

As a user, you have a duty to make sure that second-hand machinery is:

  • safe when put into use;
  • suitable for the selected work; and
  • maintained in a safe condition

More buying second hand machinery

Updated 2021-07-15