Reporting: industrial and automotive batteries placed on the market
40.—(1) A producer of industrial or automotive batteries must provide to the Secretary of State information on the total amount in tonnes of industrial or automotive batteries which that producer has placed on the market for the first time in the United Kingdom in—
(a)2009; and
(b)each relevant compliance period.
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) must—
(a)be in writing and signed by the appropriate person;
(b)specify the amount in tonnes of the industrial and automotive batteries by reference to—
(i)each category of battery; and
(ii)the chemistry type for each category of battery; and
(c)be submitted in the format published by the Secretary of State under regulation 74.
(3) The duty in paragraph (1)(a) does not require a producer to provide information relating to batteries placed on the market for the first time on the United Kingdom during 2009 but before the coming into force of these Regulations.
(4) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be provided on or before 31st March 2010.
(5) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(b) must be provided for each compliance period on or before 31st March of the next year.