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Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 6 not read yet
- retained food-contact framework (Reg. 1935/2004 as retained)
- GB plastic food-contact rules (retained Reg. 10/2011)
- GB ceramics rules
- UK REACH restrictions
- General Product Safety Regulations 2005
- Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
- PSTI
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 19 Aug 20263 areas read · 3 not read yet
- retained and amended Reg. 1223/2009 Annexes II to VI and Art. 19 (legislation.gov.uk)
- retained Reg. 1223/2009 Arts. 4 to 13: UK Responsible Person, safety assessment and safety report, product information file, SCPN notification (legislation.gov.uk)
- Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1478): labelling language
- Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 offences, penalties and enforcement powers
- differences between GB and Northern Ireland
- packaging rules, and the SPF and UVA testing approach for sunscreen claims (Recommendation 2006/647/EC)
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 13 Nov 20255 areas read · 9 not read yet
Great Britain food law as revised on legislation.gov.uk up to 13 Nov 2025.
- retained Reg. 1169/2011
- Reg. 1333/2008 and Reg. 178/2002 as amended for Great Britain (legislation.gov.uk)
- Food Information Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1855)
- contaminants as retained Reg. 1881/2006
- GB food additive list (retained Reg. 1333/2008 Annex II as in force on 2024-06-28, the terms the FSA register preserves)
- GB food additive list changes after 2024-06-28 (Annex II was omitted from the revised legislation from 1 April 2025 by S.I. 2025/361; the FSA Register of Food Additive Authorisations holds later changes, for example the February 2026 steviol glycoside conditions E 960a-c)
- GB Annex III of Reg. 1333/2008 (additives in additives, enzymes, flavourings and nutrients)
- Northern Ireland (EU rules apply under the Windsor Framework)
- Scottish
- Welsh and Northern Irish regulations
- HFSS promotion and placement rules
- front-of-pack traffic-light guidance (voluntary)
- UK GM and claims registers
- import controls (IPAFFS)
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20257 areas read · 4 not read yet
- UKCA marking and Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regs 2016
- EMC Regs 2016
- Radio Equipment Regs 2017
- RoHS Regs 2012
- WEEE Regs 2013
- PSTI Act 2022 and Security Requirements Regs 2023
- Plugs and Sockets Regs 1994
- GB ecodesign (Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regs 2021)
- Northern Ireland EU-rule application
- GB REACH article duty
- producer compliance scheme fees
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20254 areas read · 6 not read yet
- Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/890)
- Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 and 2015 amendment (250 W, 25 km/h) as made
- General Product Safety Regulations 2005
- power banks and battery chargers as electrical equipment: EMC Regulations 2016, Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 and WEEE Regulations 2013 (the electronics rules applied to these categories)
- GB lithium battery product-safety rules beyond the GPSR (no battery-specific instrument stored)
- revised consolidated text of SI 1983/1168 (only the text as first made is held, without later amendments)
- Pedal Cycles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1983, Road Vehicles Construction and Use for e-scooters
- Northern Ireland EU battery rule application
- producer compliance scheme fees
- SI 2008/2164 regs. 8 to 25 and SI 2009/890 enforcement, offences and scheme-approval Parts are not covered
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UK waste batteries: distributor-no-separate-charge
Banned
Above 0 charge (content basis)
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Distributor
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 1 Feb 2010
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Feb 2010
Part 4 comes into force on 1st February 2010 (reg. 1(2)(b)).
“A distributor must not show separately the costs of the collection, treatment and recycling of waste portable batteries to an end-user at the time of sale”
UK waste batteries: automotive-collection
Must meet the conditions of Collect waste automotive batteries free of charge from final holders on request; publish collection details by 1 December (reg. 36(3))
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
“The producer must collect waste automotive batteries free of charge and within a reasonable time from a final holder”
UK waste batteries: financing
Must meet the conditions of Finance the net costs of collection, treatment and recycling of the producer's share of waste portable batteries (reg. 7 and 8); met by scheme membership (reg. 10)
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
“A producer of portable batteries, or a third party acting on its behalf, must finance the net costs arising from the collection, treatment and recycling of its share”
UK waste batteries: industrial-take-back
Must meet the conditions of Take back waste industrial batteries free of charge from end-users in the cases of reg. 35(2); publish take-back details by 1 December (reg. 35(3))
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
“The producer must take back waste industrial batteries free of charge and within a reasonable time from an end-user of industrial batteries”
reg. 38
Must meet the conditions of Ensure that all identifiable waste batteries taken back or collected under Part 6 are treated and recycled
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must ensure that all identifiable waste batteries taken back or collected by that producer under this Part”
Producer of industrial or automotive batteries: declare battery producer registration number (reg. 46)
Declaration required
Battery producer registration number, declared to any person to whom the producer sells or supplies batteries in the UK
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“A producer who is registered with the Secretary of State under regulation 45 must declare its battery producer registration number to any person to whom”
Producer of portable batteries: declare battery producer registration number (reg. 30)
Declaration required
Battery producer registration number, declared to any person to whom the producer sells or supplies batteries in the UK
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“A producer who is registered with an appropriate authority under regulation 26 must declare its battery producer registration number to any person to whom that producer intends to sell, sells or otherwise supplies batteries in the United Kingdom.”
Producer of industrial or automotive batteries: record keeping (reg. 39)
Declaration required
Written records of the tonnes of industrial and automotive batteries placed on the market for the first time in the UK, by category and chemistry type
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must keep records in writing of— a the amount in tonnes of— i industrial batteries; and ii automotive”
UK waste batteries: record-keeping
Declaration required
Written records of tonnes of portable batteries placed on the market, total and by chemistry type, kept four years and available to the appropriate authority
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
“A producer of portable batteries must keep records in writing of— a the total amount in tonnes;”
Producer of industrial or automotive batteries: reporting (reg. 40)
Notification to Secretary of State
Total tonnes of industrial or automotive batteries placed on the market for the first time in the UK in 2009 and each relevant compliance period, by category and chemistry type
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must provide to the Secretary of State information on the total amount in tonnes of industrial or automotive”
reg. 41(1)
Notification to Secretary of State
Information on the total amount in tonnes of waste industrial and automotive batteries collected, treated and recycled
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must provide to the Secretary of State information on the total amount in tonnes of waste industrial”
UK waste batteries: small-producer-report
Notification to appropriate authority (Environment Agency, NRBW, SEPA or Department of the Environment NI)
Total tonnes and tonnes by chemistry type of portable batteries placed on the market, by 31 January of the next year
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
“A small producer must provide to the appropriate authority information on the total amount in tonnes of portable batteries”
UK waste batteries: compliance-scheme-membership
Registration required
Membership of an approved battery compliance scheme, joined by 15 October of the preceding year (reg. 9)
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
“A person must be a member of a battery compliance scheme in respect of any compliance period during which that person is a producer of portable batteries.”
UK waste batteries: industrial-automotive-registration
Registration required
Register of battery producers kept by the Secretary of State (regs. 42 to 45), within 28 days of first placing on the market
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 16 Oct 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 16 Oct 2009
With effect from 16th October 2009 (reg. 42).
“a producer who places industrial or automotive batteries on the market for the first time in the United Kingdom must be registered with the Secretary of State”
UK waste batteries: small-producer-registration
Registration required
Register kept by the appropriate authority (reg. 26(4) small producers; scheme members are registered by the scheme operator, reg. 26(1))
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 16 Oct 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 16 Oct 2009
Applies to placing on the market after 15th October 2009 (reg. 26(4)); first day 2009-10-16.
“A small producer must make an application to register with the appropriate authority within 28 days of the date that producer first places portable batteries on the market”
UK waste batteries: distributor-take-back
Must meet the conditions of Take back waste portable batteries from end-users at no charge at any place the distributor supplies such batteries
Exemptions (1)
Small distributor: supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year (reg. 31(3), (5))
In this regulation “small distributor” means a distributor who supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year.
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Distributor
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 1 Feb 2010
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Feb 2010
Part 4 comes into force on 1st February 2010 (reg. 1(2)(b)).
“take back waste portable batteries at no charge”
UK waste batteries: distributor-take-back
Disclosure to consumer
Inform end-users about the possibility of take back of waste portable batteries at the distributor's sales points
Exemptions (1)
Small distributor: supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year (reg. 31(3), (5))
In this regulation “small distributor” means a distributor who supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year.
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Distributor
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 1 Feb 2010
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Feb 2010
Part 4 comes into force on 1st February 2010 (reg. 1(2)(b)).
“inform end-users about the possibility of such take back at the distributor's sales points”
reg. 35(3)
Disclosure to consumer
Publish details of how an end-user of industrial batteries should request take back of waste industrial batteries by the producer
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
“The producer must publish details of how an end-user of industrial batteries should request the take back of waste industrial batteries by that producer”
- Ban
UK waste batteries: distributor-no-separate-charge
Banned
Above 0 charge (content basis)
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Distributor
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 1 Feb 2010
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Feb 2010
Part 4 comes into force on 1st February 2010 (reg. 1(2)(b)).
- Source
“A distributor must not show separately the costs of the collection, treatment and recycling of waste portable batteries to an end-user at the time of sale”
reg. 34 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
UK waste batteries: automotive-collection
Must meet the conditions of Collect waste automotive batteries free of charge from final holders on request; publish collection details by 1 December (reg. 36(3))
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“The producer must collect waste automotive batteries free of charge and within a reasonable time from a final holder”
reg. 36(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
UK waste batteries: financing
Must meet the conditions of Finance the net costs of collection, treatment and recycling of the producer's share of waste portable batteries (reg. 7 and 8); met by scheme membership (reg. 10)
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“A producer of portable batteries, or a third party acting on its behalf, must finance the net costs arising from the collection, treatment and recycling of its share”
reg. 7(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
UK waste batteries: industrial-take-back
Must meet the conditions of Take back waste industrial batteries free of charge from end-users in the cases of reg. 35(2); publish take-back details by 1 December (reg. 35(3))
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“The producer must take back waste industrial batteries free of charge and within a reasonable time from an end-user of industrial batteries”
reg. 35(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
reg. 38
Must meet the conditions of Ensure that all identifiable waste batteries taken back or collected under Part 6 are treated and recycled
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must ensure that all identifiable waste batteries taken back or collected by that producer under this Part”
reg. 38 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Declaration
Producer of industrial or automotive batteries: declare battery producer registration number (reg. 46)
Declaration required
Battery producer registration number, declared to any person to whom the producer sells or supplies batteries in the UK
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“A producer who is registered with the Secretary of State under regulation 45 must declare its battery producer registration number to any person to whom”
reg. 46 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Declaration
Producer of portable batteries: declare battery producer registration number (reg. 30)
Declaration required
Battery producer registration number, declared to any person to whom the producer sells or supplies batteries in the UK
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“A producer who is registered with an appropriate authority under regulation 26 must declare its battery producer registration number to any person to whom that producer intends to sell, sells or otherwise supplies batteries in the United Kingdom.”
reg. 30 · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Declaration
Producer of industrial or automotive batteries: record keeping (reg. 39)
Declaration required
Written records of the tonnes of industrial and automotive batteries placed on the market for the first time in the UK, by category and chemistry type
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must keep records in writing of— a the amount in tonnes of— i industrial batteries; and ii automotive”
reg. 39(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Declaration
UK waste batteries: record-keeping
Declaration required
Written records of tonnes of portable batteries placed on the market, total and by chemistry type, kept four years and available to the appropriate authority
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“A producer of portable batteries must keep records in writing of— a the total amount in tonnes;”
reg. 12(1) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Notification
Producer of industrial or automotive batteries: reporting (reg. 40)
Notification to Secretary of State
Total tonnes of industrial or automotive batteries placed on the market for the first time in the UK in 2009 and each relevant compliance period, by category and chemistry type
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must provide to the Secretary of State information on the total amount in tonnes of industrial or automotive”
reg. 40(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Notification
reg. 41(1)
Notification to Secretary of State
Information on the total amount in tonnes of waste industrial and automotive batteries collected, treated and recycled
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must provide to the Secretary of State information on the total amount in tonnes of waste industrial”
reg. 41(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Notification
UK waste batteries: small-producer-report
Notification to appropriate authority (Environment Agency, NRBW, SEPA or Department of the Environment NI)
Total tonnes and tonnes by chemistry type of portable batteries placed on the market, by 31 January of the next year
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“A small producer must provide to the appropriate authority information on the total amount in tonnes of portable batteries”
reg. 13(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Registration
UK waste batteries: compliance-scheme-membership
Registration required
Membership of an approved battery compliance scheme, joined by 15 October of the preceding year (reg. 9)
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“A person must be a member of a battery compliance scheme in respect of any compliance period during which that person is a producer of portable batteries.”
reg. 9(1) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Registration
UK waste batteries: industrial-automotive-registration
Registration required
Register of battery producers kept by the Secretary of State (regs. 42 to 45), within 28 days of first placing on the market
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 16 Oct 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 16 Oct 2009
With effect from 16th October 2009 (reg. 42).
- Source
“a producer who places industrial or automotive batteries on the market for the first time in the United Kingdom must be registered with the Secretary of State”
reg. 42 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Registration
UK waste batteries: small-producer-registration
Registration required
Register kept by the appropriate authority (reg. 26(4) small producers; scheme members are registered by the scheme operator, reg. 26(1))
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 16 Oct 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 16 Oct 2009
Applies to placing on the market after 15th October 2009 (reg. 26(4)); first day 2009-10-16.
- Source
“A small producer must make an application to register with the appropriate authority within 28 days of the date that producer first places portable batteries on the market”
reg. 26(4) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
UK waste batteries: distributor-take-back
Must meet the conditions of Take back waste portable batteries from end-users at no charge at any place the distributor supplies such batteries
Exemptions (1)
Small distributor: supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year (reg. 31(3), (5))
In this regulation “small distributor” means a distributor who supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year.
reg. 31(5) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Distributor
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 1 Feb 2010
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Feb 2010
Part 4 comes into force on 1st February 2010 (reg. 1(2)(b)).
- Source
“take back waste portable batteries at no charge”
reg. 31(1)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Disclosure
UK waste batteries: distributor-take-back
Disclosure to consumer
Inform end-users about the possibility of take back of waste portable batteries at the distributor's sales points
Exemptions (1)
Small distributor: supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year (reg. 31(3), (5))
In this regulation “small distributor” means a distributor who supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year.
reg. 31(5) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Distributor
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 1 Feb 2010
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Feb 2010
Part 4 comes into force on 1st February 2010 (reg. 1(2)(b)).
- Source
“inform end-users about the possibility of such take back at the distributor's sales points”
reg. 31(1)(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
- Disclosure
reg. 35(3)
Disclosure to consumer
Publish details of how an end-user of industrial batteries should request take back of waste industrial batteries by the producer
Official text, current to 27 Feb 2025. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2025-02-27, last updated 2025-05-19.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force since 5 May 2009
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 5 May 2009
Come into force on 5th May 2009 (reg. 1(2)).
- Source
“The producer must publish details of how an end-user of industrial batteries should request the take back of waste industrial batteries by that producer”
reg. 35(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2009/890(opens in a new tab)
Categories
Categories with rules
The product categories with the most rules here, sub-categories included.
Smaller groups, fewer than 146 rules each
Sources
Sources
Where the rules come from, and when we last checked each source.
- The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2164), latest revised, full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/24), as made(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 (SI 1983/1168), as made(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/1101), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/1091), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1803), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls(opens in a new tab)Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · Enforcement feed (JSON)Updates: dailyLast checked: Not checked yet
- The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994/1768), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (c. 46), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Statute (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Product Security (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1007), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/1206), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- UK REACH restrictions (GB list)(opens in a new tab)HSE / GOV.UK · Official list (JSON)Updates: on changeLast checked: Not checked yet
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 as retained in GB (food information to consumers), revised version, legislation.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 3 versions kept
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as retained and applying in the UK (legislation.gov.uk eur/2009/1223), with Annexes I-X(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives as retained in GB, revised version, legislation.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 3 versions kept
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 Annex II (domestic list of food additives) as retained in GB, point in time 2024-06-28, legislation.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: staticLast checked: Checked
- Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 general food law as retained in GB, revised version, legislation.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 3 versions kept
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 on maximum levels for contaminants as retained in GB, revised version, legislation.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 4 versions kept
- Assimilated Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 (retained food-contact rules)(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3032), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1478), revised version(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Food Information Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1855), revised version(opens in a new tab)The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 3 versions kept
- GOV.UK guidance: Using the UKCA marking (HTML)(opens in a new tab)UK Government (GOV.UK) · Guidance (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/890), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/3113), full XML(opens in a new tab)legislation.gov.uk (National Archives) · Regulation (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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