UK Offence Report

The Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2002 No. 300 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
27 September 2002
In force from
8 November 2002
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations come into operation on 8th November 2002 and implement Commission Directive 98/101/EC (O.J. No. L1, 5.1.99, p. 1; “the amending Directive”), which amends Council Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances (O.J. No. L78, 26.3.91, p. 38; “the Batteries Directive”). The Batteries Directive was implemented by the Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 122) (“the principal Regulations”), which these Regulations amend. The principal changes are – a the principal Regulations apply as from the date of coming into operation of these amending Regulations to – i Batteries and accumulators put on the market as from 1st January 1999 containing more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight; ii Batteries and accumulators put on the market as from 18th September 1992 and containing: more than 25mg of mercury per cell, except alkaline manganese batteries, more than 0.025% of cadmium by weight, more than 0.4% of lead by weight; iii Alkaline manganese batteries containing more than 0.025% of mercury by weight placed on the market as from 18th September 1992; (regulation 3(3) of these Regulations, regulation 2A of the principal Regulations, implementing Article 1.2 of and the Annex to the amending Directive); b a prohibited battery or accumulator means batteries and accumulators (whether incorporated into appliances or otherwise) containing more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight, other than button cells and batteries composed of button cells with a mercury content of no more than 2% by weight (regulation 3(4) of these Regulations, regulation 3(2) of the principal Regulations, implementing Article 1.1 of the amending Directive); and c the maximum penalty for any offence under the principal Regulations is increased to level 5 on the standard scale (regulation 3(5) of these Regulations, regulation 7(1) of the principal Regulations). At the time of making these Regulations, level 5 stands at £5,000. Copies of the Directive may be obtained from The Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.

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