PART 1GENERAL
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009.
2
These Regulations come into force on 5th May 2009 except for—
a
the following provisions, which come into force on 1st January 2010—
i
regulation 56 (prohibition on disposing of waste automotive and industrial batteries in a landfill or by incineration); and
ii
regulation 57 (requirement for approval of battery treatment operators and exporters);
b
Part 4 (portable batteries: obligations and rights of distributors and other economic operators), which comes into force on 1st February 2010.
3
Regulation 56 does not extend to Scotland.