Appliances into which batteries are or may be incorporatedU.K.
7.—(1) No person shall place on the market an appliance into which a battery is or may be incorporated unless that appliance is—
(a)designed in such a way that a waste battery can be readily removed from that appliance [F1by the end-user or, where it cannot be readily removed by the end-user, by a qualified professional who is independent of the manufacturer]; and
(b)accompanied by instructions showing how the battery can be removed safely [F2by the end-user or by a qualified professional who is independent of the manufacturer] and, where appropriate, informing the end-user of the type of the incorporated battery.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where for safety, performance, medical or data integrity reasons continuity of power supply is necessary and requires a permanent connection between the appliance and the battery.
(3) In this regulation “waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article [F33(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by [F4Directive (EU) 2018/851]].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 7(1)(a) inserted (1.7.2015) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(1)
F2Words in reg. 7(1)(b) inserted (1.7.2015) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(2)
F3Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (28.2.2019) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(2)
F4Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (1.10.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/904), regs. 1(1), 12(3)