(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this Part applies to an employer in respect of the use of any woodworking machine at a place of work for which that employer has responsibility under the Act or these Regulations.
(2) This Part, in so far as it relates to the design of a woodworking machine used at a place of work, does not apply to a woodworking machine where the design of that machine meets the requirements of the European Communities (Machinery) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 407 of 2008).