24.—(1) A scheme operator must provide to the appropriate authority information on the total amount in tonnes of waste portable batteries that the operator has been responsible for—
(a)collecting; and
(b)delivering to an approved battery treatment operator for treatment and recycling or to an approved battery exporter for treatment and recycling outside the United Kingdom,
during a relevant compliance period.
(2) The information must—
(a)be in writing and signed by the appropriate person;
(b)specify the total amount in tonnes and the amount in tonnes by reference to the chemistry type; and
(c)be submitted in the format published by the appropriate authority under regulation 79.
(3) The information must be provided for each quarter period of a relevant compliance period on or before the last day of the month following the end of that quarter period.