Environment Act 2021

General powerU.K.

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1(1)The relevant national authority may by regulations make provision for the purposes of requiring specified persons, in specified circumstances, to provide specified information about the resource efficiency of specified products.

(2)The regulations may not make such provision in relation to a product which is—

(a)a medicinal product, within the meaning of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916);

(b)a veterinary medicinal product, within the meaning of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2033);

(c)food, within the meaning of article 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

(3)Sub-paragraph (2) does not prevent the regulations making provision in relation to a product which is not within that sub-paragraph, but is packaging for a product which is within that sub-paragraph.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 9.1.2022 for E.W.S., see s. 147(2)(b)