The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2008

Made: 10th January 2008

Laid before Parliament: 11th January 2008

Coming into force: 1st February 2008

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Citation and commencement

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Revocation

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Interpretation

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Electrical and electronic equipment to which these Regulations apply

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Electrical and electronic equipment to which these Regulations do not apply

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Existing legislation

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PART 2 — Producers' obligations

Prohibition on hazardous substances

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Technical documentation

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PART 3 — Enforcement

Enforcement authority

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Test purchases

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Power to require production of documents and information by notice

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Further powers to obtain evidence

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Powers of entry: supplementary

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Compliance notice

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Enforcement notice

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Offences

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Penalties

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Power of the court to require matter to be remedied

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Recovery of expenses of enforcement

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Commencement of proceedings

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Defence of due diligence

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Liability of persons other than the principal offender

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Service of documents

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PART 4 — Miscellaneous

Continuity of obligations under the 2006 Regulations

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Restrictions on enforcement powers and use of certain evidence under them

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Amendment of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2004

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SCHEDULE — Categories of electrical and electronic equipment

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Signed

Malcolm Wicks — Minister of State for Energy, — 2008-01-10

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2003/2901 and S.I. 2004/706.

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68, as amended by numerous subsequent Acts; however, the only amendments relevant for the purposes of these Regulations are those introduced by Part 3 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

[^f00003]: OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2006/1463.

[^f00005]: OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 24.

[^f00006]: OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19.

[^f00007]: OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16.

[^f00008]: The Annex to this Directive (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 23) has been amended on a number of occasions and is expected to continue to be amended from time to time. The amendments to the Directive in force as at the making of these Regulations are to be found at OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 65 (Commission Decision 2005/618/EC); OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 48 (Commission Decision 2005/717/EC); OJ L 280, 25.10.2005, p. 18 (Commission Decision 2005/747/EC); OJ L 115, 28.4.2006, p. 38 (Commission Decision 2006/310/EC); OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 47 (Commission Decision 2006/690/EC); OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 48 (Commission Decision 2006/691/EC); and OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50 (Commission Decision 2006/692/EC).

[^f00009]: 1978 c.30.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2004/693.

Editorial notes

[^key-36168f6b16faf546040e085f21f0d29b]: Regulations revoked (2.1.2013) by The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3032), regs. 1, 7(1)(a) (with regs. 5, 7(2)(3), 8)

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