31.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where, in contravention of Article 9, a person has imported a product or equipment containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases.
(2) The Secretary of State may require that person—
(a)to dispose of the product or equipment without causing pollution of the environment or harm to human health or the health of animals or plants;
(b)otherwise to render it harmless; or
(c)to remove it from—
(i)the United Kingdom, or
(ii)an offshore installation.
(3) That person must comply with the requirement.
(4) In this regulation, “import” means import into the United Kingdom from outside the customs territory of the Community.
