Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3113/body/made
Timestamp: 2018-09-21 22:37:08
Document Index: 737445723

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 1', 'art 3', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 7', 'art 8', 'ART 3', 'art 4', 'art 3', 'ART 4', 'art 2', 'ART 5', 'ART 7', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 3', 'ART 8', 'art 1', 'art 12', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 12', 'art 2', 'art 2', 'art 2', 'ART 9', 'ART 10', 'art 7', 'art 1', 'ART 11', 'ART 12', 'ART 14', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1']

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) these Regulations shall come into force on 1st January 2014.
(3) Regulation 66(6) and Schedule 11, Part 2, paragraph 23 shall come into force on 1st January 2016.
(4) Regulations 6, 11(11)(a)(ii), 11(13)(b), 17(1)(d)(ii), 20(2) 28(8)(a)(ii), 28(10)(b), 36, 38, 41, 57(g)(ii), 58(3)(c)(ii), 66(7) and (8), schedule 7, Part 1, paragraph 6(c), schedule 8 Part 3 and schedule 11, Part 2, paragraph 24 shall come into force on 1st January 2019.
(5) Regulations 59, 65 and 94 do not extend to Northern Ireland.
“the Directive” means Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4th July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8th December 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)(1) which replaces Directive 2002/96/EC(2) as amended by Directive 2003/108/EC(3) and Directive 2008/34/EC(4);
“AATF” means an approved authorised treatment facility;
“the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC(5) of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste;
“active implantable medical device” means an active implantable medical device within the meaning of point (c) of Article 1(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC(6) of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices which are EEE;
“appliances containing refrigerants” means—
large cooling appliances;
freezers; and
other large appliances for refrigeration, conservation and storage of food
“approved authorised treatment facility” means an authorised treatment facility which is approved under regulation 61;
“approved exporter” means an exporter who is approved under regulation 61;
for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations relating to the exercise of the functions of the appropriate authority in England, the Environment Agency;
for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations relating to the exercise of the functions of the appropriate body in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations relating to the exercise of the functions of the appropriate authority in Scotland, SEPA;
for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations relating to the exercise of the functions of the appropriate authority in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment;
for the purposes of Part 3 relating to the obligations of a producer or authorised representative under regulations 11, 14, 19 and 20 the appropriate authority who has registered that producer in respect of the relevant compliance period, or the relevant part of a compliance period, under regulation 26;
for the purposes of Part 3 relating to the obligations of a producer under regulation 14—
where the producer’s registered office or principal place of business is in England, the Environment Agency;
where the producer’s registered office or principal place of business is in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
where the producer’s registered office or principal place of business is in Scotland, SEPA;
where the producer’s registered office or principal place of business is in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment;
for the purposes of Part 4 relating to the obligations of an operator of a scheme, the appropriate authority which granted approval of that operator’s scheme under regulation 55;
for the purposes of Part 7 relating to the approval of schemes—
where the operator of the scheme’s registered office or principal place of business is in England, the Environment Agency;
where the operator of the scheme’s registered office or principal place of business is in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
where the operator of the scheme’s registered office or principal place of business is in Scotland, SEPA;
where the operator of the scheme’s registered office or principal place of business is in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment;
for the purposes of Part 8 relating to the approval of authorised treatment facilities and exporters—
where the registered office or principal place of business of the operator of the ATF or of the exporter is in England, the Environment Agency;
where the registered office or principal place of business of the operator of the ATF or of the exporter is in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
where the registered office or principal place of business of the operator of the ATF or of the exporter is in Scotland, SEPA; and
where the registered office or principal place of business of the operator of the ATF or of the exporter is in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment;
for the purposes of Schedule 12 relating to designated collection facilities—
where the operator of the collection facility’s registered office or principal place of business is in England, the Environment Agency;
where the operator of a the collection facility’s registered office or principal place of business is in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
where the operator of the collection facility’s registered office or principal place of business is in Scotland, SEPA; and
where the operator of the collection facility’s registered office or principal place of business is in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment;
“ATF” means an authorised treatment facility;
“authorised representative” means any person who is established in the United Kingdom and who has been appointed by a producer under regulation 14(2);
“authorised treatment facility” means any facility operated by an establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment and which is licensed or otherwise permitted under or by virtue of any legislation made in the United Kingdom, or in any part of the United Kingdom, which implements Article 9 of the Directive;
“collection” has the meaning given by Article 3 the Waste Directive;
“code of practice” means the code of practice issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 72;
“compliance fee” means a fee calculated in accordance with the methodology approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 76;
the first compliance period; or
any year following the first compliance period;
“dangerous substance or mixture” means any mixture which has to be considered dangerous under Directive 1999/45/EC(7) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31st May 1999 concerning the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations or any substance which fulfils the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008(8) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures:
hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, 2.8 types A and B, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13 categories 1 and 2, 2.14 categories 1 and 2, 2.15 types A to F,
hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or on development, 3.8 effects other than narcotic effects, 3.9 and 3.10,
hazard class 4.1, and
“declaration of compliance” means the declaration of compliance referred to in regulation 19(1) or 39(1);
“Department of the Environment” means the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland;
“designated collection facility” means any establishment or undertaking carrying out collection operations and which is approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 70;
“display equipment” means—
personal computer screens that fall within category 3 of Schedule 1, and
television sets that fall within category 4 of Schedule 1;
“disposal” has the meaning given by Article 3 the Waste Directive;
“distributor” means any person in the supply chain who makes an item of EEE available on the market but a distributor may also be a producer;
“distributor take back scheme” means a distributor take back scheme approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 68;
“EEE” means electrical and electronic equipment;
“EEE producer registration number” means the registration number issued to a producer or their authorised representative by the appropriate authority under regulation 26;
“electrical and electronic equipment” means equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields and designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1,000 volts for alternating current and 1,500 volts for direct current;
“end-user” means any person who uses a piece of EEE;
“enforcement authority” has the meaning given in regulation 87(5);
“enforcement notice” means a notice in writing served in accordance with regulation 88; “enforcement officer” has the meaning given in regulation 89(15)(b);
“Environment Agency” means the body established under section 1(1) of the Environment Act 1995(9);
“evidence note” means an evidence note issued, in the format approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 73, by—
an operator of an AATF, as evidence of the receipt of tonnage of WEEE specified in the note for
reuse as a whole appliance, or
treatment at an ATF, or
an approved exporter, as evidence of the receipt for export of tonnage specified in the note for:
WEEE for reuse as a whole appliance outside the United Kingdom, or
used EEE for reuse as a whole appliance outside the United Kingdom;
“exporter” means a person who, in the ordinary course of conduct of a trade, occupation or profession, exports—
used EEE for reuse as a whole appliance outside the United Kingdom; or
WEEE for treatment, recovery or recycling outside the United Kingdom;
“financial year” in relation to a scheme member—
where that scheme member is a company is determined as provided in—
section 390(1) to (3) of the Companies Act 2006(10), or
article 231(1) to (3) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(11); and
in any other case has the meaning given in—
section 390(4) of the Companies Act 2006, or
article 231(4) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986,
“first compliance period” means the period commencing on 1st January 2014 and ending with 31st December 2014;
“first quarter period” means a period commencing on 1st January and ending with 31st March;
“fourth quarter period” means a period commencing on 1st October and ending with 31st December;
“gas discharge lamp” means a gas discharge lamp that falls within category 5 of Schedule 1;
“hazardous waste” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Waste Directive;
“in vitro diagnostic medical device” means an in vitro diagnostic device or accessory within the meaning of respectively, point (b) or (c) of Article 1(2) of Directive 98/79/EC(12) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices which are EEE;
“issue” in relation to an evidence note means to sell or otherwise supply to any person;
“large scale fixed installations” means a large–size combination of several types of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices which:
are assembled, installed and de-installed by professionals
“LED light source” means a product that falls within category 5 of Schedule 1 and which uses an integrated light emitting diode as its light source;
“making available on the market” means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market of a Member State in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
“medical device” means a medical device or accessory within the meaning of, respectively, point (a) or (b) of Article 1(2) of Council Directive 93/42/EEC(13) of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices which are WEEE;
“Member State” includes Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein(14) ;
“Natural Resources Body for Wales” means the body established by article 3 of the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012(15);
“new scheme” has the meaning given in regulation 14(9)(a);
“non-obligated WEEE” means WEEE received by an AATF or approved exporter other than from or on behalf of a scheme;
“non-road mobile machinery” means machinery, with an on-board power source, the operation of which requires either mobility or continuous or semi-continuous movement between a succession of fixed working locations while working;
“old scheme” has the meaning given in regulation 14(9);
“operator of an AATF” means the operator of a treatment facility that has been approved under regulation 61;
“operator of a collection facility” means the operator of an establishment or undertaking carrying out collection operations;
“operator of a scheme” means the operator of a scheme that has been approved under regulation 55;
“operator of a proposed scheme” means the operator of a proposed scheme that is the subject of an application for approval made under regulation 55;
“placing on the market” means the first making available of a product on the market within the territory of a Member State on a professional basis;
“Planning Appeals Commission” means the Planning Appeals Commission constituted under Article 110 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(16);
“preparing for re-use” has the meaning given by Article 3 of, and Annex I of the Waste Directive;
“prevention” has the meaning given by Article 3 of, and Annex I of the Waste Directive;
“proposed scheme” means a proposed scheme that is the subject of an application for approval made under regulation 55;
“quarter period” means—
the first quarter period;
the second quarter period;
the third quarter period;
the fourth quarter period;
“recovery” has the meaning given by Article 3 of and Annex II of the Waste Directive, and “recover”, “recovered” and “recovery operation” shall be construed accordingly;
“recycling” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Waste Directive and “recycled” and “recycling operation” shall be construed accordingly;
“register of producers” means the register of producers maintained by the appropriate authority under regulation 77;
“registered in the United Kingdom” means—
registered under the Companies Act 2006 or under the former Companies Acts (as defined in that Act); or
registered, or deemed to be registered, under the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or under the former Companies Acts (as defined in that Order);
“relevant approval period” has the meaning given in regulation 61(7);
a permit granted under regulation 13(1) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010(18) or regulation 11 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012(19);
an exempt waste operation under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 or any other operation exempt from the requirements of section 33(1)(a) and (b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 under those Regulations;
an exemption registered or otherwise permitted under regulations 17 and 19 of the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011(20);
a permit granted under regulation 10 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(21);
an exemption registered under regulation 18 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(22), or
a waste management licence granted under article 8 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(23);
“relevant compliance period” means any compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, in respect of which any person has any obligation under these Regulations;
“reprocessor” means a person who, in the ordinary course of conduct of a trade, occupation or profession, carries out one or more activities of recovery or recycling and who holds a relevant authorisation;
“removal” means manual, mechanical, chemical or metallurgic handling with the result that hazardous substances, mixtures and components are contained in an identifiable stream or are in an identifiable part of a stream within the treatment process. A substance, mixture or component is identifiable if it can be monitored to verify environmentally safe treatment;
“reuse” has the meaning given by Article 3 of, and Annex I of the Waste Directive and “reused” shall be construed accordingly;
“scheme” means a scheme that operates in the United Kingdom and has been approved the relevant appropriate authority under regulation 55;
“scheme member” means—
a producer who is a member of a scheme on their own behalf; or
where a producer has appointed an authorised representative under regulation 14, the authorised representative on behalf of the producer who has appointed them
“Scottish Environment Protection Agency” means the body established under section 20(1) of the Environment Act 1995;
“second quarter period” means a period commencing on 1st April and ending with 30th June;
“small producer” means a person falling within the definition of producer and who places less than 5 tonnes of EEE onto the market in a compliance period;
“the transitional period” means 1st January 2014 until 31st December 2018;
“third quarter period” means a period commencing on 1st July and ending with 30th September;
“separate collection” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Waste Directive;
“treatment” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Waste Directive, and “treat”, “treated” and “treatment operation” shall be construed accordingly;
“turnover” means, in relation to a scheme member, their turnover as defined in—
section 474(1) of the Companies Act 2006, or
article 270(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, but as if the references to a company were references to that person;
“very small EEE” means an item of EEE with no external dimension more than 25cm;
“waste electrical and electronic equipment” means electrical or electronic equipment which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive including all components, subassemblies and consumables which are part of the product at the time of discarding;
“WEEE” means waste electrical and electronic equipment;
“WEEE collection stream” means—
all other WEEE that is separately collected at a designated collection facility during a compliance period
“WEEE from private households” means WEEE which comes from private households and WEEE which comes from commercial, industrial, institutional and other sources which, because of its nature and quantity, is similar to that from private households. Waste from EEE likely to be used by both private households and users other than private households shall in any event be considered to be WEEE from private households;
transmitted by electronic means,
received in legible form, and
capable of being used for subsequent reference; and
4.—(1) Any document required or authorised by these Regulations to be served on a person may be so served—
(a)by delivering it to him at or by leaving it at—
(i)the address provided by that person in accordance with these Regulations, or
(ii)his proper address;
(b)by sending it by post to him at either of the addresses mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);
(c)where the person is a partnership, by serving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) or (b) on a partner or on a person having control or management of the partnership business;
(d)where the person is a body corporate, by serving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) or (b) on the secretary or clerk of that body corporate; or
(e)where the person is an unincorporated body, by serving it in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) or (b) on a person having control or management of that body.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), and for the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978(24) (which relates to the service of documents by post) in its application to that paragraph, the proper address of any person on whom a document is to be served in accordance with these Regulations will be his last known address except that—
(a)in the case of service on a partnership or a partner or a person having the control or management of a partnership business, it will be the principal place of business in the United Kingdom of the partnership;
(b)in the case of service on a body registered in the United Kingdom or its secretary or clerk, it will be the address of the registered office or principal place of business in the United Kingdom of the body; and
(c)in the case of service on a body that is not registered in the United Kingdom, it will be the address of the principal place of business in the United Kingdom of the body.
PART 3PRODUCER OBLIGATIONS
11.—(1) In each compliance period, the financing of the costs of the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from private households, that—
(a)is deposited at a designated collection facility; or
(b)is returned under regulation 43 or 52 but is not deposited at a designated collection facility;
during that compliance period (“the relevant WEEE”) will be the responsibility of all producers or their authorised representatives, who placed EEE onto the market in the United Kingdom in the previous compliance period, excluding producers or their authorised representatives who have registered as small producers in that compliance period.
(2) Each producer or authorised representative to whom paragraph (1) applies will be responsible for financing the costs of the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of an amount of the relevant WEEE.
(3) Where a producer or an authorised representative is responsible for financing an amount of WEEE under paragraph (2) the appropriate authority will calculate the amount of WEEE in tonnes to be collected by each producer or authorised representative in each category of EEE.
(4) Where a producer or authorised representative has put no EEE onto the market falling within a particular category of EEE, that producer or authorised representative will not be given an amount of WEEE in tonnes to collect and finance within that category in the following year.
(5) The amount of WEEE referred to in paragraph (2) will be calculated using information that has been provided to the appropriate authority by the producer or their authorised representative which indicates the amount of EEE which was placed onto the market in each category of EEE in the United Kingdom by that producer in the previous compliance period.
(6) The amount of WEEE for which each producer or authorised representative will be responsible under paragraph (2) will be calculated in relation to each of the categories of EEE as follows—
“A” is the total amount in tonnes of EEE intended for use by private households and falling within one of the categories of EEE (“the relevant category”) that has been placed on the market in the United Kingdom by that producer or authorised representative in the previous compliance period, or part of the previous compliance period, (“the relevant compliance period”);
“B” is the total amount in tonnes of EEE intended for use by private households and falling within the relevant category that has been placed on the market in the United Kingdom by all producers and authorised representatives in the same compliance period used in “A”; and
“C” is the total amount in tonnes of WEEE from private households which is waste from electrical or electronic equipment that falls within the relevant category which the Secretary of State has determined under paragraph (7), to be the total amount in tonnes to be financed by producers and authorised representatives in that category in the compliance period that follows compliance period used in “A”.
(7) For each compliance period, the Secretary of State will, after consultation with such persons or bodies as appear to him to be representative of the interests concerned—
(ii)an estimate of WEEE arising, that has been properly treated in compliance with the requirements of the Directive outside the system for the financing of the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE,
(iii)an estimate of WEEE arising that will be retained under regulation 53;
from the amount in tonnes of WEEE to be collected in the United Kingdom in each compliance period.
(8) Where regulation 14(10)(a) applies to a producer—
(a)it will be the duty of the appropriate authority to determine the amount of relevant WEEE for which that producer or the authorised representative will be responsible under paragraph (2) by using the calculation set out in paragraph (6); and
(b)the appropriate authority will serve a notification in writing on that producer or the authorised representative specifying the amount in tonnes of WEEE for which he will be responsible under this regulation within 28 days of the date on which it notifies the producer or authorised representative that approval has been withdrawn from the scheme of which they are a member in accordance with regulation 58(3).
(9) The amount in tonnes of WEEE for which a producer is responsible in the relevant compliance period is the aggregate of their obligations in each category of EEE in that compliance period. Where a producer places no EEE onto the market which falls within a particular category of EEE in the previous compliance period they will have no obligation in respect of that category in the relevant compliance period.
(10) A notification served under paragraph (8)(b) will include the following information—
(b)the amount in tonnes of the relevant WEEE, by reference to the categories of EEE, for which the appropriate authority has determined under paragraph (8) that that producer or the authorised representative will be responsible under paragraph (2);
(c)an explanation of how the amount of the relevant WEEE referred to in sub-paragraph (b) has been determined using the calculation set out in paragraph (6).
(11) For the purpose of determining the amount of relevant WEEE for which a producer or an authorised representative is responsible under paragraph (2) using the calculation set out in paragraph (6)—
(i)during the transitional period, in compliance with regulations 35 and 37 in relation to the previous compliance period; or
(ii)from 1st January 2019, in compliance with regulations 36 and 38 in relation to the previous compliance period; and
(iii)where sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) applies, by that producer or the authorised representative in compliance with a notification served under regulation 59(3);
(12) Where paragraph (11)(b) applies, the appropriate authority will take account of any relevant information that is available to it in making a reasonable estimate.
14.—(1) A producer who is established in the United Kingdom will be a member of a scheme in respect of any compliance period or part of a compliance period, during which he puts EEE on to the market and the compliance period following the last compliance period during which he puts EEE on to the market in the United Kingdom unless paragraph (11) applies.
(2) A producer who is established in a Member State other than the United Kingdom and who either—
(a)places EEE onto the market in the United Kingdom; or
(b)sells EEE by means of distance communication directly to consumers in the United kingdom will either—
(i)appoint an authorised representative in the United Kingdom to fulfil their producer obligations under these Regulations on their behalf, or
(ii)comply with the requirements of paragraph (1).
(3) Any authorised representative appointed under paragraph (2)(b)(i) will—
(a)be a member of a scheme, on behalf of the producer that they represent in respect of any compliance period, or any part of a compliance period during which the producer they represent places EEE on the market and the compliance period following the last compliance period during which he places EEE on the market in the United Kingdom, unless paragraph 10 applies; and
(b)be appointed by way of written mandate.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), a producer who is required by paragraph (1) to be a member of a scheme or an authorised representative who has been appointed under paragraph (2) will in respect of any compliance period join a scheme on or before 15th November in the year immediately preceding the commencement of that compliance period.
(5) Where a producer does not place, or form the intention of placing, EEE on the market in the United Kingdom until after the date by which that producer or the authorised representative should have joined a scheme under paragraph (4), that producer or the authorised representative will join a scheme within 28 days of the date that he puts or forms the intention of putting EEE on the market in the United Kingdom.
(6) Where paragraph (1) or (2) applies—
(a)a producer or an authorised representative who has obligations under both regulations 11 and 12 in respect of any compliance period or any part of a compliance period may join—
(i)one scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulations 28 and 29, or
(ii)one scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulation 28 and one scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulation 29; and
(b)a producer or authorised representative who has obligations under regulation 11 or 12 but not both in respect of any compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, may join—
(i)in the case of a producer or authorised representative who has obligations under regulation 11, one scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulation 28, or
(ii)in the case of a producer or authorised representative who has obligations under regulation 12, one scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulation 29.
(7) Subject to paragraph (10), where a producer or authorised representative is a member of a scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulation 28, that producer or authorised representative will be exempt from complying with any obligation that he has under regulation 11(1) or (2) in respect of a relevant compliance period during which his membership of that scheme subsists.
(8) Subject to paragraph (10), where a producer or authorised representative is a member of a scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of regulation 29, that producer or authorised representative will be exempt from complying with any obligation that he has under regulation 12(1) in respect of a relevant compliance period during which his membership of that scheme subsists.
(9) Where a producer or the authorised representative is a member of a scheme and he has been notified by the appropriate authority under regulation 58(3) that approval of that scheme (“the old scheme”) has been withdrawn under regulation 58(1)—
(a)that producer or the authorised representative will, within 28 days of the date of the notification served on him by the appropriate authority under regulation 58(3), become a member of a scheme (“the new scheme”); or
(b)that producer or the authorised representative will—
(i)within 28 days of the date of the notification served on him by the appropriate authority under regulation 58(3), notify the appropriate authority of his intention to become a member of a proposed scheme which is the subject of an application for approval made under regulation 55(2); and
(ii)in the case where that proposed scheme is—
(aa)approved by a decision made under regulation 55, become a member of a scheme within 28 days of the date of a notification given to that producer under regulation 55(8); or
(bb)not approved by a decision made under regulation 55, become a member of a scheme within 28 days of the date of a notification given to that producer or authorised representative under regulation 56(3).
(10) Where paragraph (9) applies and a producer or authorised representative has benefited from an exemption under paragraph (7) or (8) by virtue of his membership of the old scheme, the exemption in that paragraph will cease to apply to him and he will comply with—
(a)any obligation that he has under regulations 11(1) or 12(1) until the date he joins a new scheme; and
(b)regulation 19.
(11) A small producer or their authorised representative will not be required to join a producer compliance scheme provided that they are registered with the appropriate authority as a small producer in accordance with regulation 16.
Registration of small producers
15. A small producer or an authorised representative who puts EEE onto the market for the first time in the United Kingdom during any compliance period or part of a compliance period must register with the appropriate authority in that compliance period unless—
(a)the details of the small producer or authorised representative already appear on a register kept by the appropriate authority under regulation 77; or
(b)the producer or authorised representative is a member of a producer compliance scheme.
Application to register as a small producer
16.—(1) A small producer or authorised representative who is required to register with the appropriate authority under regulation 15, must make an application for registration as a small producer—
(a)by 31st January in the compliance period to which the registration relates; or
(b)within 28 days of the date on which that producer places EEE on the market for the first time in the United Kingdom.
(2) The application for registration which is submitted to the appropriate authority must—
(i)where the producer or authorised representative is an individual, by that individual,
(ii)where the producer is a partnership, by a partner,
(iii)where the producer is a body registered in the United Kingdom, by a director or the company secretary of that body,
(c)contain the information set out in Part 4 of Schedule 8; and
(i)tonnage data, broken down by each category of EEE, which establishes that the small producer placed less than 5 tonnes of EEE onto the market during the preceding compliance period; and
(ii)where the appropriate authority is the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or SEPA, the application charge specified in regulation 59(2); and
(iii)where the appropriate authority is the Department of the Environment, the application charge specified in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(25).
(3) The application for registration will be granted where—
(a)the producer has complied with the requirements of paragraph (2); and
(b)the producer who is the subject of the application for registration is not already registered with an appropriate authority under this regulation in relation to the compliance period in which the application is made.
(4) Where a small producer or authorised representative submits an application in accordance with—
(a)regulation 16(1)(a), the appropriate authority will notify the producer or authorised representative in writing of the outcome of their application by no later than 28th February in the compliance period to which the application relates; or
(b)regulation 16(1)(b), the appropriate authority will notify the producer or authorised representative in writing of the outcome of their application within 28 days of the date on which the application was received by the appropriate authority.
(5) Where a small producer or authorised representative is notified that their application has been granted under paragraph (4), the approval will cover the compliance period to which the application relates.
(6) A small producer or authorised representative who has been appointed to act on behalf of a producer, who is established in the United Kingdom who places EEE onto the market in any Member State other than the United Kingdom, including by means of distance communication, will comply with their obligations under the Directive in that Member State.
Small producers: Conditions of registration
17.—(1) Registration of a producer as a small producer or of an authorised representative appointed by a small producer will be subject to the following conditions—
(a)the producer complies with his obligations under Part 3, as applicable;
(b)that the producer will provide any information reasonably requested by the appropriate authority with regard to the obligations referred to in paragraph (a);
(c)that the producer will pay the fee specified in regulation 59(2)(b) by 31st January in each compliance period or part of a compliance period during which they place EEE onto the market in the United Kingdom;
(d)that the producer will, in relation to a compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, keep records in writing of the following information and submit these records to the appropriate authority by no later than 31st January in the year following the year to which the data relates—
(i)the amount in tonnes of all EEE which they have placed on the market in the United Kingdom during the compliance period which, during the transitional period, falls within—
(aa)each of the categories listed in Schedule 1 (excluding display equipment, equipment containing refrigerants gas discharge lamps and photovoltaic panels),
(cc)appliances containing refrigerants,
(dd)gas discharge lamps and LED light sources; and
(ee)photovoltaic panels; and
(ii)from 1st January 2019, the amount in tonnes of all EEE which they have placed on the market in the United Kingdom during the compliance period which falls within each of the categories listed in Schedule 3;
(iii)for each category referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) the amount of tonnes of EEE intended for use by—
(aa)private households; and
(bb)users other than private households.
(e)The records referred to in paragraph (d) will be kept for a period of at least four years commencing on the date on which any such record is made and will be made available to the appropriate authority on demand.
(2) Where a producer or authorised representative who has registered as a small producer in a particular compliance period places 5 tonnes of EEE or more onto the market during that compliance period, that producer or authorised representative must notify the appropriate authority that they are no longer a small producer within 28 days of the date on which they placed 5 tonnes or more of EEE onto the market.
(3) Any producer or authorised representative to whom paragraph (2) applies must join a producer compliance scheme within 28 days of the date on which they placed 5 tonnes of EEE or more onto the market in a particular compliance period.
18.—(1) Where a producer or an authorised representative is a member of a scheme, he will provide to the operator of that scheme any information which that operator will need to rely on for the purposes of—
(a)making an application to register a producer under regulation 26;
(b)making a notification under regulation 27;
(c)complying with a reporting requirement under regulations 37 or 38; and
(d)complying with a demand to produce records under regulation 40 or 41.
(2) A producer or authorised representative who provides to the operator of the scheme information to which paragraph (1) applies will—
(a)ensure that the information is in writing and is signed by—
(i)where the producer or authorised representative is an individual, that individual,
(ii)where the producer is a partnership, a partner,
(iii)where the producer is a body registered in the United Kingdom, a director or the company secretary of that body; and
(b)inform the operator of the scheme in writing of any material change in the information provided to that operator in accordance with this regulation within 28 days of the occurrence of any such change.
20.—(1) A producer to whom the obligation in regulation 14(1) applies or an authorised representative appointed by a producer under regulation 14(2) in relation to a compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, will keep records in writing of the following information during the transitional period—
(a)the amount in tonnes of all EEE which he has placed on the market in the United Kingdom during that compliance period which falls within—
(iv)gas discharge lamps and LED light sources and
(b)for each category referred to in sub-paragraph (a), the amount in tonnes of EEE intended for use by—
(i)private households; and
(ii)users other than private households.
(2) From 1st January 2019, a producer to whom the obligation in regulation 14(1) applies or an authorised representative appointed by a producer under regulation 14(2) in relation to a compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, will, keep records in writing of the amount in tonnes of all EEE which he has placed on the market in the United Kingdom during that compliance period which falls within each of the categories listed in Schedule 3.
(3) The records referred to in paragraph (2) will, for each category referred to in Schedule 3, show the amount in tonnes of EEE intended for use by—
(4) The records referred to in this regulation will be kept for a period of at least four years commencing on the date on which any such record is made and will be made available to the appropriate authority on demand.
21. A producer or where one has been appointed, an authorised representative, will declare either—
(a)his EEE producer registration number; or
(b)the producer registration number of the producer that he has been appointed to represent;
to any distributor to whom he intends to sell, sells, or otherwise supplies EEE.
22.—(1) A producer or authorised representative will mark EEE that he puts on the market with the symbol shown in Schedule 6 (“the crossed out wheeled bin symbol”).
(2) Except where paragraph (3) applies, the crossed out wheeled bin symbol will be affixed in a visible, legible and indelible form to each item of equipment.
(3) In exceptional cases, where this is necessary because of the size or function of the product, the crossed out wheeled bin symbol will be printed on—
(a)the packaging;
(b)the instructions for use; and
(c)the accompanying warranty.
Marking EEE with a date mark
23.—(1) A producer or authorised representative will mark EEE that he puts on the market in such a manner that the equipment can be easily identified as having been placed on the market after 13th August 2005 (“the date mark”).
(2) The date mark will be affixed in a visible, legible and indelible form to each item of equipment.
24.—(1) A producer or an authorised representative will provide information free of charge, about preparation for reuse and environmentally sound treatment for each new type of EEE that has been placed on the market for the first time by that producer within one year of such equipment being placed on the market.
(2) The information mentioned in paragraph (1) will identify so far as it may be reasonably required by any person carrying out treatment activities—
(a)the different components and materials of the EEE; and
(b)the location of any dangerous substances and mixtures in the EEE.
(3) A producer or authorised representative will make the information mentioned in paragraph (1) available to any person carrying out treatment activities in the form of manuals or by means of electronic media.
PART 4SCHEME OBLIGATIONS
25.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an operator of a scheme will register each scheme member, with the appropriate authority for each compliance period, or part of a compliance period, during which that producer’s membership of the scheme subsists.
(2) Paragraph (1) will not apply where regulation 27 applies.
Application to register producers and authorised representatives
26.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an operator of a scheme who is required by regulation 25 to register the scheme members of that scheme will for the purpose of registering scheme members for any compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, make an application to the appropriate authority on or before 30th November in the year immediately preceding the commencement of that compliance period.
(2) Where a producer or an authorised representative becomes a member of a scheme after 15th November in the year immediately preceding the commencement of the relevant compliance period, the operator of the scheme will make an application to register that producer or authorised representative to the appropriate authority within 28 days of the date when that producer or authorised representative becomes a member of the scheme.
(3) Where the operator of the scheme is a partnership, an application for registration made under paragraphs (1) or (2) will be made by any partner acting on behalf of the partnership.
(4) An application for registration made under paragraph (1) or (2) will—
(b)contain the information set out in Schedule 8 which, will be submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 77; and
(c)be accompanied by evidence that the operator of the scheme has been approved by the appropriate authority under regulation 55.
(5) An application for registration will be granted where—
(a)the operator of the scheme has complied with the requirements of paragraph (4);
(b)the scheme has been approved by the appropriate authority under regulation 55; and
(c)the producer or the authorised representative who is the subject of the application is not already registered with an appropriate authority under this regulation in relation to the relevant compliance period.
(6) Where an application for registration is granted in respect of any compliance period, the appropriate authority will, on or before 15th January of that compliance period or within 28 days of the date of an application made under paragraph (2), whichever is the later—
(a)confirm to the operator of the scheme in writing that specified scheme members are registered with it for that compliance period; and
(b)subject to paragraph (11), issue an EEE producer registration number for each registered scheme member.
(7) Where an application for registration made under paragraph (1) is granted, the registration of any scheme member who is the subject of that application will take effect for the whole of the compliance period in respect of which the application was made.
(8) Where an application for registration made under paragraph (2) is granted, the registration of any scheme member who is the subject of that application will take effect from the date the application is granted or the date of the commencement of the relevant compliance period, whichever is the later, until the end of the relevant compliance period.
(9) Any information provided to the appropriate authority under this regulation will be as accurate and complete as reasonably possible.
(10) Where a scheme member notifies a scheme operator of a change in their details under regulation 18(2), a scheme operator will notify the appropriate authority of this change within 28 days of receiving notification from the scheme member.
(11) Where a scheme member has been issued with an EEE producer registration number by an appropriate authority in respect of a previous application made under this regulation within the last five years, the appropriate authority will not issue a new EEE producer registration number but will confirm to the operator of the scheme that that scheme member will retain his previous EEE producer registration number.
31.—(1) In respect of any WEEE for which it is responsible under these Regulations, an operator of a scheme will ensure—
(a)that systems are set up to provide for the separate collection and treatment of such WEEE using the best available collection, treatment, recovery and recycling techniques; and
(b)that such WEEE is—
(i)treated at an ATF, or
(ii)exported by an approved exporter for treatment outside the United Kingdom.
32.—(1) In respect of any WEEE for which it is responsible under these Regulations, an operator of a scheme will ensure—
(a)that systems are set up to provide for the recovery of such WEEE; and
(i)recovered or recycled by a reprocessor, or
(ii)exported by an approved exporter for recovery or recycling outside the United Kingdom.
(2) Paragraph 1(b) will not apply to WEEE reused as a whole appliance.
34.—(1) In each compliance period, the operator of a designated collection facility may contact the operator of any scheme that has been approved under regulation 55 for the purposes of complying with the obligations imposed on that scheme under regulation 28 and request that operator of a scheme arranges for the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of the WEEE that has been deposited at a facility (“the specified facility”) provided that the operator of the specified facility—
(a)is a local authority or is acting on behalf of a local authority; and
(b)has, either during the compliance period in which the request is made or in the previous compliance period, been party to an arrangement with a scheme for the collection, treatment, recovery and environmental disposal of WEEE deposited at its facilities, which has lapsed.
(2) Nothing in this regulation prevents the operator of the specified facility from contacting the operator of more than one scheme before making a request under paragraph (1).
(3) Any scheme that receives a request under paragraph (1) will arrange for collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of the WEEE that has been deposited at the specified facility.
(4) Nothing in this regulation will prevent a scheme who receives a request under paragraph (1) from entering into an arrangement with another scheme or schemes to collect the WEEE that has been deposited at the specified facility.
(5) Nothing in this regulation obliges a scheme receiving a request from a designated collection facility under paragraph (1) to comply with their obligations in that paragraph in relation to WEEE falling within a WEEE stream to which the operator of that facility has received approval to retain under regulation 53 during the compliance period in which the request under paragraph (1) is made.
Reporting: WEEE during the transitional period
35.—(1) An operator of a scheme must provide to the appropriate authority information on—
(c)the total amount in tonnes of WEEE that has been returned to the operator under regulation 43;
(d)the total amount in tonnes of WEEE that the operator has taken back under regulation 50;
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) must be—
(b)either submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 79 or online; and
(c)provided—
(i)on or before 30th April in a relevant compliance period in respect of the first quarter period in that compliance period,
(ii)on or before 31st July in a relevant compliance period in respect of the second quarter period in that compliance period,
(iii)on or before 31st October in a relevant compliance period in respect of the third quarter period in that compliance period; and
(iv)on or before 31st January in the year immediately following the end of a relevant compliance period in respect of the fourth quarter period in that compliance period.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1) will, during the transitional period—
(a)specify the amount in tonnes of WEEE by reference to each of the following categories—
(i)the categories listed in Schedule 1 (excluding display equipment, appliances containing refrigerants, gas discharge lamps, LED light sources and photovoltaic panels),
(b)for each category referred to in sub-paragraph (a), specify the amount in tonnes of—
(ii)WEEE from users other than private households.
(4) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(b) will specify to which AATF or approved exporter the relevant WEEE was delivered.
Reporting: WEEE from 1st January 2019
36.—(1) From 1st January 2019, an operator of a scheme must provide to the appropriate authority information on—
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) must be provided—
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1) must be—
(b)either submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 79 or online;
(c)specify the amount in tonnes of WEEE by reference to each of the categories listed in Schedule 3; and
(d)for each category referred to in regulation 35(3)(a), specify the amount in tonnes of—
Reporting: EEE placed on the market during the transitional period
37.—(1) An operator of a scheme must provide to the appropriate authority information on the total amount in tonnes of EEE that each member of that scheme has placed on the market in the United Kingdom in each compliance period, or part of a compliance period, during which his membership of that scheme subsists.
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) will, during the transitional period—
(a)be provided in writing or online;
(b)specify the amount in tonnes of EEE by reference to each of the following categories—
(ii)EEE from users other than private households;
(d)be provided for EEE intended—
(i)for use by private households for each quarter period of a relevant compliance period on or before the last day of the month that immediately follows the end of that quarter period, and
(ii)for use by users other than private households on or before 31st January of the year immediately following the end of the relevant compliance period;
(e)be submitted in the format published in regulation 79.
39.—(1) Where an operator of a scheme has any obligation in relation to—
(a)WEEE from private households under regulation 28, 31 or 32; or
(b)WEEE from users other than private households under regulation 29, 31 or 32 during a relevant compliance period
that operator of a scheme will provide a declaration of compliance to the appropriate authority on or before 31st March of the year that immediately follows the end of that compliance period.
(b)include the information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 7;
(c)be accompanied by copies of all evidence notes acquired in respect of the relevant compliance period to which the declaration relates; and
(d)where a scheme operator has elected to pay a compliance fee in relation to regulation 33, contain evidence that the compliance fee has been paid.
(3) Where an operator of a scheme is under an obligation to provide a declaration of compliance under this regulation, that declaration will be signed by—
(a)where that operator of a scheme is an individual, that individual;
(b)where that operator of a scheme is a partnership, a partner;
(c)where that operator of a scheme is a body registered in the United Kingdom, a director of that body; and
(d)where that operator of a scheme is a body that is not registered in the United Kingdom, the individual who has control or management of that body.
PART 5DISTRIBUTOR OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS: WEEE FROM PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
42.—(1) A distributor who supplies new EEE to a person will ensure that WEEE from private households can be returned to them free of charge and on a one-to-one basis by that person, provided that any such WEEE—
(a)is of an equivalent type to, and
(b)has fulfilled the same function as,
(2) A distributor who supplies new EEE from a retail premises with a sales area relating to EEE of at least 400m2 must provide for the collection of very small WEEE free of charge to the end-user of the EEE with no obligation to buy EEE of an equivalent type. Such collection must take place at the retail premises or in its immediate proximity.
44. A distributor who supplies new EEE will make information available in writing to users of EEE in private households on—
(a)the requirement on each Member State under Article 5(1) of the Directive to minimise the disposal of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and to achieve a high level of collection (including separate collection) of WEEE for treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal;
(b)the collection and take-back systems that are available to them;
(c)their role in contributing to the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of WEEE under these Regulations;
(d)the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in EEE; and
(e)the meaning of the crossed out wheeled bin symbol shown in Schedule 6.
45.—(1) A distributor to whom the regulation 42 applies will keep a record of the number of units of WEEE from private households that are returned to him under that regulation.
(2) A distributor who returns WEEE from private households under regulation 43 will keep a record of the number of units of WEEE from private households returned by him under that regulation.
(3) Each distributor to whom the obligation in regulation 44 applies will keep a record of the information made available under that regulation.
(4) The records referred to in this regulation will be kept for a period of at least four years commencing on the date on which any such record is made and will be made available to the Secretary of State on demand.
PART 7APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SCHEMES AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF SCHEMES
55.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an application for approval of a proposed scheme will be made to the appropriate authority by the operator of the proposed scheme in respect of an application for approval for a compliance period (“the relevant compliance period”), during the period commencing on 1st July and ending with 31st August in the year immediately preceding the commencement of that compliance period.
(2) Where a scheme member has been served with a notification under regulation 58(3) in relation to his membership of a particular scheme (“the old scheme”) and that scheme member has notified the appropriate authority under regulation 14(9) that he intends to join a proposed scheme, the operator of that proposed scheme must make an application under paragraph (1) within 28 days of the date of the notice served on that scheme member under regulation 58(3).
(3) Where the operator of a proposed scheme is a partnership the application for approval will be made by any partner acting on behalf of the partnership.
(4) An application for approval of a proposed scheme will—
(i)the information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 10, which will be submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 79,
(ii)a copy of the constitution of the proposed scheme which must contain the information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 10; and
(i)where the appropriate authority is the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources body for Wales, or SEPA the application charge specified in regulation 59(1), and
(ii)where the appropriate authority is the Department of the Environment, the application charge specified in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(26).
(5) An application for approval of a proposed scheme will be granted where—
(i)the operator of the proposed scheme will comply with the code of practice, and
(ii)the criteria for approval of a scheme set out in Part 3 of Schedule 10 are met, and will otherwise be refused.
(a)the appropriate authority will notify the operator of the scheme in writing of that decision—
(i)in the case of an application made under paragraph (1), on or before 30th September of the year immediately preceding the relevant compliance period,
(ii)in the case of an application made under paragraph (2), on or before 30th September of the year immediately preceding the relevant compliance period or within 28 days of the date of receipt of that application, whichever is the later, and
(iii)in the case of an application made under paragraph (1) or (2) that has been the subject of a decision to refuse to grant approval and in respect of which there has been a successful appeal under regulation 84, on or before 30th September of the year immediately preceding the relevant compliance period or within 28 days of the date of the determination of the appeal, whichever is the later; and
(b)the approval will cover the period—
(ii)in the case of an application made under paragraph (2), from the commencement of the relevant compliance period or the date of the decision to grant approval under this regulation, whichever is the later;
and will remain in force unless approval is withdrawn for any reason under regulation 58;
(c)the appropriate authority will publish the following details of the scheme—
(i)name of the scheme,
(aa)WEEE from private households under regulation 28;
(bb)WEEE from users other than private households under regulation 29; or
(7) A notification served under paragraph (6)(a) will specify whether the scheme is approved for the purposes of complying with that operator of a scheme’s obligations in relation to—
(a)WEEE from private households under regulation 28;
(b)WEEE from users other than private households under regulation 29; or
(8) Where an application for approval made under this regulation by virtue of paragraph (2) is granted, the appropriate authority will notify each member of the old scheme who has served a notice under regulation 14(9)(b)(i) in writing of that decision within 14 days of the date of the decision.
56.—(1) Any decision of the appropriate authority under regulation 55 to refuse to approve a proposed scheme will be notified, within 14 days of the decision, to the applicant.
(2) A notification under paragraph (1) will—
(3) Where the appropriate authority has made a decision under regulation 55 to refuse to approve a proposed scheme that is the subject of an application for approval under regulation 55(2), it will notify each member of the old scheme who has served a notice under regulation 14(9)(b)(i) in writing of that decision within 14 days of the date of the decision.
57. Approval of a scheme will be subject to the following conditions—
(a)that the operator of that scheme will comply with his obligations under Part 4;
(b)that where the operator of that scheme collects WEEE from a designated collection facility he will comply with the code of practice;
(c)that the operator of that scheme will provide any information reasonably requested by the appropriate authority with regard to the obligations referred to in paragraph (a);
(d)that the operator of that scheme will pay any charges imposed upon that scheme under regulation 59, by no later than 28th February in each compliance period or where a scheme accepts a new member after 28th February, within 28 days of the date on which the scheme accepted the new member;
(e)that the operator of that scheme will inform the appropriate authority in writing, either in hardcopy, by email or online of—
(i)any change in the person who is the operator of the scheme and, in the case where the operator of the scheme is a partnership, any change of partners,
(aa)the information provided in accordance with regulation 26 or 27;
(bb)the information provided in accordance with regulation 55(4)(b)(i);
(cc)the constitution submitted in accordance with regulation 55(4)(b)(ii), or
(iii)a conviction of the operator of that scheme for an offence under these Regulations, within 28 days of their conviction,
(i)where the appropriate authority is the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or SEPA, the operator of that scheme, pays the annual producer charge specified in regulation 59(2) to the appropriate authority on receipt of an invoice for such a charge issued by that appropriate authority under regulation 79(3), and
(ii)where the appropriate authority is the Department of the Environment, the operator of that scheme pays the annual producer charge specified in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 on receipt of an invoice for such a charge issued by that appropriate authority under regulation 79(3);
(g)that the operator of that scheme will provide records and reports to the appropriate authority in compliance with—
(i)regulations 35 and 37 during the transitional period; or
(ii)from 1st January 2019 regulations 36 and 38;
(h)that the operator of that scheme will accept WEEE from private households free of charge from—
(i)a distributor in accordance with regulation 43, and
(ii)a final holder in accordance with regulation 52; and
(i)that the operator of that scheme continues to meet the requirements for approval of a scheme set out in Part 3 of Schedule 10.
58.—(1) The appropriate authority may withdraw approval of a scheme where—
(i)is in breach of any condition in regulation 57,
(ii)knowingly or recklessly supplied false or misleading information in connection with—
(aa)the application for approval made under regulation 55;
(bb)an application for registration made under regulation 26;
(cc)a notification made under regulation 27; or
(dd)compliance with any condition in regulation 57;
(2) Before the withdrawal of approval of a scheme under paragraph (1) the appropriate authority will serve a notification in writing on the operator of that scheme which will state—
(d)the date when the withdrawal of approval will take effect, not being earlier than the expiration of the time limit for an appeal against the notification as provided for in Schedule 14.
(3) Where a notification has been served in accordance with paragraph (2) and any appeal against that notification has been dismissed, the appropriate authority will serve a notification in writing on each member of that scheme which will contain—
(a)a statement that approval of that scheme has been withdrawn and the effective date of the withdrawal of approval;
(c)a request for details of the amount in tonnes of EEE that that member has placed on the market in the United Kingdom during any compliance period, or any part of a compliance period, where any such information has not been provided to the appropriate authority by the operator of that scheme in compliance with—
(i)regulation 35 during the transitional period, or
(ii)from 1st January 2019, regulation 36; and
(iii)where sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) applies, statement of the obligation of a producer to join a new scheme under regulation 14(9).
(a)£30 for each scheme member who is not, and is not required to be, registered under the Value Added Tax Act 1994(27);
(7) The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) (5) and (6) will not apply if, or to the extent that, they have been superseded by the provisions of a charging scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995(28)—
PART 8APPROVAL OF AUTHORISED TREATMENT FACILITIES AND EXPORTERS
61.—(1) An application for approval of an ATF or an exporter under this Part will be made to the appropriate authority and will—
(b)contain the information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 11, which must be submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 81; and
(i)where the appropriate authority is the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or SEPA,
(aa)in the case of an applicant who undertakes to issue evidence notes for not more than 400 tonnes of WEEE in the approval period to which the application relates, the application charge specified in regulation 65(1)(a); and
(bb)in any other case, the application charge specified in regulation 65(1)(b); or
(ii)where the appropriate authority is the Department of the Environment;
(aa)in the case of an applicant who undertakes to issue evidence notes for not more than 400 tonnes of WEEE in the approval period to which the application relates; and
(bb)in any other case,
the application charge specified in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(29).
(b)an exporter, to issue an evidence note in relation to—
(i)WEEE that is received for treatment, recovery or recycling in one or more specified reuse, treatment, recovery or recycling operations at a specified site outside the United Kingdom or a combination of such operations, or
(ii)used EEE that is received for export for reuse as a whole appliance,
will be granted where the appropriate authority is satisfied as to the matters set out in paragraph (3) and will otherwise be refused.
(a)in paragraph (2)(a) are—
(i)that the applicant is an operator of an ATF,
(ii)that the applicant will comply with the conditions referred to in regulation 63(1); and
(iii)that the application has been made in accordance with paragraph (1); and
(b)in paragraph (2)(b) are—
(i)that the applicant is an exporter,
(ii)where the application for approval relates to one or more reuse, treatment, recovery or recycling sites outside the EEA, that the requirements of Article 9(3) of the Directive will be met in respect of each such site,
(iii)that the applicant will comply with the conditions referred to in regulation 64(2); and
(iv)that the application has been made in accordance with paragraph (1).
(4) The appropriate authority will notify the applicant in writing of its decision under paragraph (2) no later than 12 weeks after the application was made and, if the decision is a decision to refuse approval, such a notification will state—
(b)the right of appeal under Part 12.
(5) Subject to regulation 64, where approval is granted under paragraph (2), it will take effect—
(a)where the application is made in the preceding year to that in which the person has applied to be approved—
(i)from 1st January where the decision to grant approval was made before that date, and
(ii)in all other cases, from the date of the decision, and
will remain in force until 31st December in the year for which the person has applied to be approved;
(b)where the application is made during the year in which the person has applied to be approved, from the date of the decision, and will remain in force until 31st December in that year.
(a)given the undertaking referred to in paragraph (1)(c)(i)(aa); and
(b)paid the application charge specified in regulation 65(1)(a),
subsequently breaches that undertaking, that operator of an ATF will from the date of that breach be liable to pay the appropriate authority the balance of the charge which would have been payable under paragraph (1)(c)(i)(bb) had the undertaking not been given.
(7) In this Part, “relevant approval period” means the period in respect of which a grant of approval that has been made under this regulation remains in force.
62.—(1) An application to extend a grant of approval of an exporter made by an appropriate authority under regulation 61 during a relevant approval period to include an additional site to which he wants to export WEEE for reuse, treatment, recovery or recycling will be made to that appropriate authority and will—
(b)contain the information referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 11, which will be submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 81; and
(i)where the appropriate authority is the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources body for Wales or SEPA the extension of approval charge specified in regulation 65(2), and
(ii)where the appropriate authority is the Department of the Environment, the extension of approval charge specified in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.
(2) An application to extend an exporter’s approval to include an additional site located within the EEA will be granted by the appropriate authority where it is satisfied that the application has been made in accordance with regulation 61, and will otherwise be refused.
(3) An application to extend an exporter’s approval to include an additional site located outside the EEA will be granted by the appropriate authority where it is satisfied that that site meets the requirements of Article 9(3) of the Directive and is satisfied that the application was made in accordance with regulation 61, and will otherwise be refused.
(4) The appropriate authority will notify the applicant in writing of a decision made under paragraph (2) or (3) no later than 12 weeks after the application was made and, if the decision is a decision to refuse approval, such a notification will state—
(5) Subject to regulation 64, where an application is granted under paragraph (2) or (3), it will take effect from the date of that decision or the date that the applicant’s grant of approval under regulation 61 took effect, whichever is the later date, and will remain in force until the date that the applicant’s approval granted under regulation 61 expires.
63.—(1) An operator of an AATF will comply with the conditions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 11.
(2) An approved exporter will comply with the conditions specified in Part 3 of Schedule 11.
64.—(1) The appropriate authority may suspend or cancel the approval of an ATF or exporter where it appears to it that—
(a)in the case of an AATF, the operator of that AATF has failed, or is likely to fail, to comply with any of the conditions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 11;
(b)in the case of an exporter, the person who is approved has failed, or is likely to fail, to comply with any of the conditions specified in Part 3 of Schedule 11; or
(c)the operator of an AATF or the approved exporter has knowingly or recklessly supplied false or misleading information—
(i)in his application for approval made under regulation 61 or 62,
(ii)in the case of an AATF, in connection with compliance with any of the conditions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 11, or
(iii)in the case of an approved exporter, in connection with compliance with any of the conditions specified in Part 3 of Schedule 11.
(2) Where the appropriate authority is no longer satisfied that the requirements of Article 9(3) of the Directive are met in relation to WEEE exported to a site outside the EEA, the appropriate authority will cancel the approval of an exporter to the extent that it relates to that site.
(3) Where the appropriate authority suspends or cancels a grant of approval under paragraph (1) or cancels the approval of an exporter to the extent that it relates to a site under paragraph (2), it will serve on the operator of the ATF or the exporter concerned a notification in writing stating—
(a)its decision to cancel or suspend (as the case may be) the grant of approval;
(b)its reasons for the decision;
(c)the right of appeal under Part 12;
(d)in the case of a cancellation, the date when the cancellation will take effect, not being earlier than the expiration of the time limit for an appeal against the notice as provided for in Schedule 14; and
(e)in the case of a suspension,
(i)the date when the suspension will take effect, not being earlier than the date of receipt of the notification, and
(ii)the period of the suspension or any steps which are required to be taken in order to bring the suspension to an end.
(4) The approval of an ATF or an exporter will be deemed to be cancelled—
(a)on the date on which the approved facility ceases to be an ATF;
(b)on the date on which the person who is approved ceases to be an exporter;
(c)in the case where operator of an AATF requests that a grant of approval that relates to that AATF should be cancelled, with effect from the date of cancellation specified by that operator; or
(d)in the case where an approved exporter requests that a grant of approval that relates to him should be cancelled, with effect from the date of cancellation specified by that exporter.
66.—(1) An operator of an AATF or an approved exporter will provide reports to the appropriate authority—
(a)on or before 30th April in a relevant approval period in respect of the first quarter period in that approval period;
(b)on or before 31st July in a relevant approval period in respect of the second quarter period in that approval period;
(c)on or before 31st October in a relevant approval period in respect of the third quarter period in that approval period; and
(d)on or before 31st January in the year immediately following the end of a relevant approval period in respect of the fourth quarter period in that approval period.
(2) During the transitional period, the reports referred to in paragraph (1) will, include details of—
(a)in the case of an AATF—
(i)the total amount in tonnes of WEEE received for treatment under these Regulations, and
(ii)the total amount in tonnes of WEEE delivered to another ATF for treatment under these Regulations,
(iii)where sub-paragraph (a)(ii) applies
(aa)the name and address of the operator of the ATF referred to in that sub-paragraph; and
(bb)the address of the ATF where the treatment referred to in that sub-paragraph was carried out;
(iv)the total amount in tonnes of WEEE in respect of which evidence of reuse as a whole appliance has been issued by that AATF under these Regulations,
(v)where sub-paragraph (iv) applies and the evidence relates to WEEE that has not been received at the premises of that AATF, the name and address of the reuse establishment or undertaking in receipt of that WEEE, and
(vi)where sub-paragraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iv) applies, details of the amounts in tonnes of WEEE will be provided by reference to the following categories—
(aa)each of the categories listed in Schedule 1 (excluding display equipment, appliances containing refrigerants, gas discharge lamps, LED light sources and photovoltaic panels),
(dd)gas discharge lamps, and LED light sources; and
(ee)photovoltaic panels
and in the case of each category will specify the amount in tonnes of WEEE from private households, WEEE from users other than private households and from or on behalf of which scheme it was received;
(b)in the case of an approved exporter, the total amount of WEEE in tonnes received and the total amount of WEEE in tonnes exported for reuse as a whole appliance, treatment, recovery or recycling by reference to the following categories—
(iv)gas discharge lamps and LED light sources, and;
(v)photovoltaic panels
and in the case of each category will specify the amount in tonnes of WEEE from private households, WEEE from users other than private households and from or on behalf of which scheme it was received; and
(c)in relation to each scheme to whom an evidence note has been issued—
(ii)the total tonnage of WEEE stated in all evidence notes issued to that scheme.
(3) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (2), the reports referred to in paragraph (1) will include details of the total amount in tonnes of non-obligated WEEE received by the AATF or approved exporter and will also specify the total amount in tonnes of non-obligated WEEE received by the AATF that was retained by the operator of a designated collection facility under regulation 53, by reference to the following categories—
(4) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (2), the report referred to in paragraph (1)(d) will include all of the information provided in the quarterly reports that relate to the relevant approval period.
(5) From 1st January 2014 until 31st December 2015 an operator of an AATF or an approved exporter will allow the appropriate authority to assess whether the conditions in Schedule 11 part 2 paragraph 22 have been met during the relevant approval period.
(6) From 1st January 2016 until 31st December 2018 an operator of an AATF or an approved exporter will allow the appropriate authority to assess whether the conditions in Schedule 11 part 2 paragraph 23 have been met during the relevant approval period.
(7) From 1st January 2019, an operator of an AATF or an approved exporter will allow the appropriate authority to assess whether the conditions in Schedule 11 part 2 paragraph 16 have been met during the relevant approval period.
(8) From 1st January 2019, the reports referred to in paragraph (1) will, include details of—
(v)where sub-paragraph (iv) applies and the evidence relates to WEEE that has not been received at the premises of that AATF, the name and address of the reuse establishment or undertaking in receipt of that WEEE; and
(vi)where sub-paragraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iv) applies, details of the amounts in tonnes of WEEE will be provided by reference to each of the categories listed in Schedule 3 and in the case of each category will specify the amount in tonnes of WEEE from private households, WEEE from users other than private households and from or on behalf of which scheme it was received,
(b)in the case of an approved exporter, the total amount of WEEE in tonnes received and the total amount of WEEE in tonnes exported for reuse as a whole appliance, treatment, recovery or recycling by reference to each of the categories listed in Schedule 3 and in the case of each category will specify the amount in tonnes of WEEE from private households, WEEE from users other than private households and from or on behalf of which scheme it was received; and
(i)the name of the scheme, and
(9) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (8) the reports referred to in paragraph (1) will include details of the total amount in tonnes of non-obligated WEEE received by the AATF and the approved exporter by reference to each of the categories listed in Schedule 3.
(10) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (8), the report referred to in paragraph (1)(d) will include all of the information provided in the quarterly reports that relate to the relevant approval period.
PART 9POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
68. The Secretary of State may, after consultation with such persons or bodies as appear to him representative of the interests concerned, approve a distributor take back scheme to carry out the functions of—
(a)providing a system that will ensure the availability and accessibility free of charge of designated collection facilities in the United Kingdom for the purpose of achieving a high level of collection of WEEE from private households at such facilities; and
(b)providing distributors with an alternative means of discharging the obligation under regulation 42(1).
71.—(1) The Secretary of State may decide to withdraw his approval of a designated collection facility where he is satisfied that it—
(a)no longer meets the criteria set out in Schedule 12; or
(b)is jeopardising or is likely to jeopardise the achievement of the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Directive.
(2) Where the Secretary of State decides to withdraw approval of a designated collection facility under paragraph (1), within 14 days of that decision being made, he will notify the operator of the collection facility in writing—
(a)of his decision to withdraw approval of the designated collection facility;
(b)of the reasons for that decision;
(c)of the date when the decision will take effect, not being earlier than 28 days from the date of the notification; and
(d)that the operator of the collection facility may make representations in writing to the Secretary of State in relation to the decision within 14 days of the date of the notification.
(3) The Secretary of State will consider any representations made to him in writing by the operator of the collection facility under paragraph (2)(d) at any time before the decision mentioned in paragraph (1) takes effect.
72.—(1) The Secretary of State will, after consultation with such persons or bodies as appear to him representative of the interests concerned, prepare and issue a code of practice for the purpose of providing practical guidance on the standards that must be met by—
(a)the operator of a designated collection facility; and
(b)by the operator of a scheme that collects WEEE from private households from a designated collection facility.
(2) The Secretary of State may revise the code of practice issued under paragraph (1) by revoking, amending or adding to the provisions of the code.
(a)eco-design requirements facilitating the re-use and treatment of WEEE established in the framework of Directive 2009/125/EC(30) are applied; and
Approval of compliance fee; methodology and administration
76.—(1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with such persons or bodies as appear to him representative of the interests concerned, approve—
(a)a methodology for the calculation of a compliance fee; and
(b)the appointment of a third party to oversee the administration of that compliance fee.
(2) Any person or body referred to in paragraph (1) may submit a proposed methodology to the Secretary of State by no later than 30th September in the compliance period in which the methodology will apply.
(3) The Secretary of State will publish the methodology for the calculation of the compliance fee.
(4) Any methodology approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (1) will take into account the different costs associated with the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of each of the WEEE collection streams and will be set at a level which encourages schemes to take all reasonable steps to meet their collection target without recourse to the compliance fee.
(5) The Secretary of State will only approve one methodology in each compliance period.
PART 10DUTIES OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES
Registration of producers and authorised representatives
77.—(1) The appropriate authority will maintain and make available in accordance with this regulation a register containing the information specified in Schedule 13, relating to those producers and authorised representatives who are registered with it in accordance with regulations 15 and 25.
(2) The appropriate authority will—
(a)ensure that the register is open for inspection at its principal office by members of the public free of charge at all reasonable hours;
(b)permit members of the public to obtain copies of entries in the register on payment of a reasonable charge.
(3) The register may be kept in any form but will be indexed and arranged so that members of the public can readily trace information contained in it.
(4) The appropriate authority will amend the relevant entry in the register to record any change to the information entered and will note the date on which the amendment is made.
(5) Nothing in this regulation will require a register maintained by the appropriate authority to contain any information which has been superseded by later information after four years have elapsed from that later information being entered in the register.
(6) The appropriate authority will—
(a)publish the format in which the information referred to in Schedule 8 will be submitted to it in an application for registration made under regulation 26 or in a notification made under regulation 27, and;
(b)publish details of how producers and authorised representatives may complete their registration and provide the information referred to in schedule 8 online.
78. The appropriate authority will monitor—
(a)compliance with their obligations under regulations 11 to 14 and 18 to 20 of these Regulations by persons who are or may be producers or authorised representatives;
(b)the accuracy of the information provided in, or in connection with, a declaration of compliance submitted under regulation 19 or 39;
(c)operators of schemes that have been approved under Part 7;
(d)the accuracy of the information provided by operators of schemes in support of or in connection with an application for registration made under regulation 26;
(e)the accuracy of the information provided by operators of schemes in support of or in connection with a notification made under regulation 27;
(f)the accuracy of the information provided by any person in or in connection with the reporting requirements in—
(i)regulations 35 and 37 and 66 during the transitional period; or
(ii)from 1st January 2019, regulations 36 and 38 and 66;
(g)the accuracy of the information provided by operators of schemes in support of or in connection with an application for approval under regulation 55, together with any changes notified in accordance with regulation 56;
(h)the accuracy of the information provided by an operator of an AATF or an approved exporter in support of or in connection with an application for approval made under regulation 61;
(i)the accuracy of the information provided by an approved exporter in support of or in connection with an application for an extension of a grant of approval made under regulation 62; and
(j)the register of producers maintained under regulation 77.
79.—(1) The appropriate authority will maintain and publish a register of—
(a)all schemes that it has approved under regulation 55; and
(b)the operators of the schemes referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
(2) A register maintained by the appropriate authority in accordance with paragraph (1) will not be required to contain any information that has been superseded by later information after four years have elapsed from that later information being entered in the list.
(3) The appropriate authority will issue an invoice for payment of the annual producer charge referred to in regulation 59 to each operator of a scheme that it has approved under regulation 55.
(4) The appropriate authority will publish the format in which—
(a)the information referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 10 must be submitted to it in an application for approval made under regulation 55; and
(b)the information referred to in regulation 35 or 37 must be submitted to it in accordance with that regulation; or
(c)the information referred to in regulation 36 or 38 must be submitted to it in accordance with that regulation.
80.—(1) An appropriate authority will publish information—
(a)on the total amount of EEE placed on the market in the United Kingdom by producers in a compliance period, or any part of a compliance period; and
(b)on the total amount of WEEE that—
(i)is deposited at a designated collection facility, or
(ii)is returned under regulation 43 or 52 but is not deposited at a designated collection facility,
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) will be based on the information provided to the appropriate authority—
(a)by the operator of a scheme under regulation—
(i)35 or 37 during the transitional period and,
(ii)36 or 38 from 1st January 2019,
(b)by a producer in relation to a request made in a notification served under regulation 58(3); or
(c)by another appropriate authority.
PART 11DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
(a)to a person other than the Secretary of State, an appropriate authority or an enforcement authority where disclosure of that information would, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, be contrary to the interests of national security; or
(b)which contravenes any other legislation made in the United Kingdom, or in any part of the United Kingdom.
(3) No information disclosed to any person under or by virtue of paragraph (1) will be disclosed by that person to any other person otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph or any provision of any other legislation made in the United Kingdom, or in any part of the United Kingdom, which authorises or requires disclosure, where that information is information—
(b)whose disclosure otherwise than under or by virtue of paragraph (1) would, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, be contrary to the interests of national security.
(4) Any authorisation under or by virtue of paragraph (1) of the disclosure of information by or to any person will also be taken to authorise the disclosure of that information by or to any officer of his who is authorised by him to make the disclosure or to receive the information.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), no person will be subject to any civil or criminal liability in consequence of any disclosure made under or by virtue of paragraph (1).
(6) A person commits an offence if he discloses information in contravention of paragraph (3).
PART 12APPEALS
83.—(1) An operator of a scheme or an operator of a proposed scheme may appeal—
(a)to the Secretary of State against a decision of the Environment Agency;
(b)to the Welsh Ministers against a decision of the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(c)to the Scottish Ministers against a decision of SEPA; and
(d)to the Planning Appeals Commission against a decision of the Department of the Environment.
(a)to refuse to grant an approval allowing a distributor to rely on existing take back facilities, under regulation 69;
(b)to refuse to grant approval of that operator’s proposed scheme under regulation 55; or
(c)to withdraw approval of that operator’s scheme under regulation 58.
(a)to refuse to grant an application for approval made by that operator of an ATF or that exporter under regulation 61;
(b)to refuse to grant an extension of a grant of approval made to that exporter under regulation 62; or
(c)to suspend or cancel a grant of approval made in relation to that ATF or that exporter under regulation 64.
(5) For the purposes of this Part and Schedule 14, “appeal body” means one of the following—
(c)the Scottish Ministers; or
(d)the Planning Appeals Commission.
(a)appoint any person to exercise on its behalf, with or without payment, the function of determination of the appeal; or
(b)refer any matter involved in the appeal to such person as that body may appoint for the purpose, with or without payment.
(2) If the appellant so requests, or the appeal body so decides, the appeal will be or continue in the form of a hearing (which may, if the person hearing the appeal so decides, be held or held to any extent in private).
(3) Schedule 14 will have effect with respect to the procedure of any such appeal.
88.—(1) Where an enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any of the requirements of the following regulations have not been complied with—
(b)regulations 25 to 41, 54 and 57;
(c)regulations 42, 43 and 45, and;
(d)regulations 61, 63, 66 and 67;
(2) A notice which is served under paragraph (1) will—
(3) Where an enforcement authority serves an enforcement notice on a person under this regulation, proceedings for an offence under regulation 90 will not commence unless the time limit specified for compliance in the enforcement notice has expired.
89.—(1) For the purposes of carrying out his functions under these Regulations, an enforcement officer may exercise the powers of entry and inspection referred to in this regulation.
(a)enter at any reasonable time any business premises which he considers necessary for him to enter;
(b)on entering any business premises by virtue of sub-paragraph (a), take with him—
(i)such other persons as may appear to him necessary and, where there is reasonable cause to apprehend any serious obstruction in the execution of his duty, a constable, and
(f)in the case of any such sample of a record or product as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (e), to take possession of it and detain it for 90 days from the date of seizure for any of the following purposes—
(i)to examine it, or cause it to be examined, and to do, or cause to be done, to it anything which he has the power to do under that paragraph,
(iii)to ensure that it is available for use as evidence in any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations or in any other proceedings relating to an enforcement notice under regulation 88,
any record, products or parts of products seized in accordance with this paragraph may be detained for longer than 90 days if it is to be used as evidence;
(g)require any person who is considered to be able to give information relevant to any examination or investigation under sub-paragraph (c) to answer (in the absence of any person other than a person nominated by that person to be present and any person whom the enforcement officer may allow to be present) such questions as the enforcement officer thinks fit to ask and to sign a declaration of the truth of his answers;
(ii)which it is necessary to see for the purposes of an examination or investigation under sub-paragraph (c), and inspect and take copies of, or of any entry in, the records; and
(i)require any person to afford such facilities and assistance with respect to any matters or things within that person’s control or in relation to which that person has responsibilities as are necessary to enable the enforcement officer to exercise any of the powers conferred on them by this regulation.
(3) Where records, products, or parts of products are seized in accordance with paragraph (2) the enforcement officer will—
(a)allow the trader to make copies of any records seized, if requested to do so;
(b)provide the trader with a receipt for the records, products or parts of products seized.
(4) Any receipt issued in accordance with paragraph (3)(b) will state the date on which the records, products or parts of products were seized.
(5) In the application of paragraph (2)(b)(i) to Northern Ireland, “constable” has the meaning given in the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(31).
(6) If a justice of the peace, on written information on oath—
(a)is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that any information or material relevant to any examination or investigation under paragraph (2)(c) is on any premises, and;
the justice may by warrant under his hand, which will continue in force for a period of one month, authorise the enforcement officer to enter the premises, if need be by force.
(7) In the application of paragraph (6)—
(a)to Scotland, “justice of the peace” includes a sheriff and references to written information on oath will be construed as references to evidence on oath; and
(b)to Northern Ireland, the references to a “justice of the peace” will be construed as being references to a “lay magistrate” as defined in section 9 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002(32).
(8) An enforcement officer on entering any premises by virtue of this regulation may direct that those premises, or any part of them, or anything in them, will be left undisturbed (whether generally or in particular respects) for so long as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of any examination or investigation under paragraph (2)(c).
(9) Where an enforcement officer leaves any premises that he has entered by virtue of this regulation and such premises are unoccupied or the occupier of which is temporarily absent, he will leave them as effectively secured against a trespasser as he found them.
(10) If an enforcement officer or other person who enters any premises by virtue of this regulation discloses to any person any information obtained by him in the premises with regard to any secret manufacturing process or trade secret, he will, unless the disclosure was made in the performance of his duty, be guilty of an offence.
(11) It will not be an offence under paragraph (10) for a person to disclose information in circumstances where—
(b)the information is disclosed more than 49 years after it was received.
(12) Nothing in this regulation will authorise any person to stop any vehicle on a highway.
(13) No answer given by a person in pursuance of a requirement imposed under paragraph (2)(g) will be admissible in evidence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland against that person in any proceedings, or in Scotland against that person in any criminal proceedings.
(14) Nothing in this regulation will be taken to compel the production by any person of a document of which he would on grounds of legal professional privilege be entitled to withhold production on an order for discovery in an action in the High Court or, in relation to Scotland, on an order for the production of documents in an action in the Court of Session.
(a)“business premises” means any premises which are not wholly or mainly used as a private dwelling;
(b)“enforcement officer” means—
(i)an officer of an enforcement authority who is authorised in writing by that authority to act as an enforcement officer for the purposes of this Part, and
(ii)a person appointed by the Secretary of State who is authorised in writing by the Secretary of State to act as an enforcement officer for the purposes of this Part; and “credentials” means evidence of authorisation as an enforcement officer.
PART 14OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
90.—(1) A producer or authorised representative will be guilty of an offence if he—
(a)contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20;
(b)furnishes information under regulation 16 or 18 and either—
(i)knows the information provided to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(ii)furnishes such information recklessly and it is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(c)furnishes a declaration of compliance under regulation 19 and either—
(i)knows the information provided in, or in connection with, the declaration to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(ii)furnishes such information recklessly and it is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A producer or authorised representative will be guilty of an offence if he contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 21, 22, 23 or 24.
(3) An operator of a scheme will be guilty of an offence if he—
(a)contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 or 57;
(b)furnishes a report under either regulation 35 or 37; and 36 or 38 and either—
(i)knows the information provided in, or in connection with, the report to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(c)furnishes a declaration of compliance under regulation 39 and either—
(4) An operator of a scheme will be guilty of an offence if he contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 30.
(5) A distributor will be guilty of an offence if he contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 42 or 69.
(6) A distributor will be guilty of an offence if he contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 44 or 45.
(a)contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 54, 61, 63, 66 or 67; or
(b)furnishes a report under regulation 66 and either—
(8) A person will be guilty of an offence if he—
(a)contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 47, 51 or 60;
(b)without reasonable cause, fails to comply with an enforcement notice served under regulation 88;
(c)without reasonable cause, fails to comply with a requirement imposed under regulation 89;
(d)intentionally obstructs any person acting in the execution of these Regulations;
(e)without reasonable cause, fails to give to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any assistance or information which that person may reasonably require of him for the performance of his functions under these Regulations;
(f)without reasonable cause, fails to produce information when required to do so to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations;
(g)furnishes to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information which he—
(i)knows the information to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(9) A person will be guilty of an offence if he contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements of regulation 48.
(10) If an offence under these Regulations committed by a body corporate is shown—
(c)the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(11) If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (10) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with the functions of management of that member as if the member were a director of the body.
(12) If an offence under these Regulations committed by a partnership is shown—
(13) If an offence under these Regulations committed by an unincorporated body, other than a partnership, is shown—
(a)to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body or a
(b)member of its governing body, or
(c)to be attributable to any neglect on the part of such an officer or member,
(d)that officer or member as well as the body is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(15) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or have been attributable to neglect on the part of, any partner or a person who was purporting to act as such, that person as well as the partnership will be guilty of that offence and will be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
91.—(1) A person who is guilty of an offence under regulation 90(1), (3), (5), (7), (8), (12), (13) or (15) will be liable—
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under regulation 82(6), 89(10) or 90(2), (4), (6) or (9) will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
93.—(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
94. In section 56 (interpretation of Part 1) of the Environment Act 1995(33), in subsection (1) in the definition of “environmental licence” in the application of Part 1 of that Act in relation to the Environment Agency and the National Resources Body for Wales—
(a)for paragraph (l) substitute “(l) approval of a scheme under regulation 55 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Regulations 2013 (“the WEEE Regulations”).”
(b)for paragraph (m) substitute “(m) compliance with the condition in regulation 57(f)(i) of the WEEE Regulations in relation to a scheme mentioned in paragraph (l).”
(c)for paragraph (n) substitute “(n) approval of an authorised treatment facility or exporter under regulation 61 of the WEEE Regulations.”; and
(d)for paragraph (o) substitute “(o) extension of approval of an exporter under regulation 62 of the WEEE Regulations.”.
(2) In the definition of “environmental licence” in the application of Part 1 of that Act in relation to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency—
95.—(1) Any application made or approval granted by an appropriate authority under regulations 10, 20 or 47 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 will continue to have effect as though it had been granted in accordance with these Regulations.
(2) Any environmental licence granted by an appropriate authority under regulation 4 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 will continue to have effect as though it had been granted under these Regulations.