For all plugs, the point of application of the force shall be 14 ±0.5 mm from the face of the
plug along the pins, and the direction of the force shall be—
(a) in both directions along the line perpendicular to the plane of the pin, and passing
through the centre of the pin; and
(b) in that plane in both directions along a line at right angles to that specified in
Item (a)