Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (c. 46)

PART 1 U.K. Product security

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Duties of relevant persons, etc

Duties of distributors U.K.

21 Duty to comply with security requirements U.K.

(1) A distributor of a relevant connectable product must comply with any relevant security requirements relating to the product if condition A or B is met.

(2) Condition A is that the distributor—

(a) intends the product to be a UK consumer connectable product, or

(b) is aware, or ought to be aware, that the product will be a UK consumer connectable product.

(3) Condition B is that—

(a) the product is a UK consumer connectable product, and

(b) at the time it was made available by the distributor, condition A was met in relation to the product.

(4) For the meaning of “UK consumer connectable product”, see section 54.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 21 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 79

I2 S. 21 in force at 29.4.2024 by S.I. 2023/469, reg. 3