Environmental protection PART 1 GENERAL Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of documents 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the Environment Act 1995 4 1 The following amendments to the Environment Act 1995 shall have effect. 2 In section 56 (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (1)— a in the definition of “environmental licence” in the application of Part 1 of that Act in relation to the Environment Agency, after paragraph (k) insert— l approval of a scheme under regulation 41 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 (“ the WEEE Regulations ”); m compliance with the condition in regulation 43(e)(i) of the WEEE Regulations in relation to a scheme mentioned in paragraph (l); n approval of an authorised treatment facility or exporter under regulation 47 of the WEEE Regulations; and o extension of approval of an exporter under regulation 48 of the WEEE Regulations. ; and b in the definition of “environmental licence” in the application of Part 1 of that Act in relation to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, after paragraph (k) insert— l approval of a scheme under regulation 41 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 (“ the WEEE Regulations ”); m compliance with the condition in regulation 43(e)(i) of the WEEE Regulations in relation to a scheme mentioned in paragraph (l); n approval of an authorised treatment facility or exporter under regulation 47 of the WEEE Regulations; and o extension of approval of an exporter under regulation 48 of the WEEE Regulations. . PART 2 APPLICATION Application 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First compliance period 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing Community legislation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 PRODUCER OBLIGATIONS Financing: WEEE from private households 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financing: WEEE from users other than private households 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligation to join a scheme 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provided to operators of schemes 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration of compliance 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record keeping 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration of EEE producer registration number 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marking EEE with the crossed out wheeled bin symbol 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marking EEE with a producer identification mark and a date mark 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information on new types of EEE 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Producers supplying EEE by means of distance communication 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 SCHEME OBLIGATIONS Registration of producers 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application to register producers 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of new scheme members 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financing: WEEE from private households 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financing: WEEE from users other than private households 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prioritisation of the reuse of whole appliances 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treatment 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting: WEEE 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting: EEE put on the market 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration of compliance 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record keeping 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 DISTRIBUTOR OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS: WEEE FROM PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS Take back 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record keeping 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemption for members of a distributor take back scheme 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS Final user financing obligation: WEEE from users other than private households 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligation to optimise reuse and recycling of WEEE 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEEE from private households that presents a health and safety risk 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Take back: WEEE from private households 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on showing the costs of financing the collection, treatment and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from private households 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final holder right of return: WEEE from private households 40A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SCHEMES AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF SCHEMES Application for approval of a proposed scheme 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of a decision to refuse to approve a proposed scheme 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of approval 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of approval of a scheme 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 APPROVAL OF AUTHORISED TREATMENT FACILITIES AND EXPORTERS Requirement for approval 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for approval 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for extension of approval of an exporter to an additional site 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of approval 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension and cancellation of approval 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record keeping 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Distributor take back scheme 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of designated collection facilities 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of approval of designated collection facilities 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code of practice 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence notes 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product design 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record keeping 59A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 DUTIES OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES Registration of producers 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of schemes 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of authorised treatment facilities and exporters 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 11 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Disclosure of information 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 12 APPEALS Right of appeal 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure of appeals 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of appeals 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status of a decision pending appeal 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 13 ENFORCEMENT Enforcement 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement notice 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry and inspection 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 14 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Offences 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement of proceedings 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .