PART 7APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SCHEMES AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF SCHEMES

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Approval of a scheme will be subject to the following conditions—

I1a

that the operator of that scheme F1must comply with his obligations under Part 4;

I1b

that where the operator of that scheme collects WEEE from a designated collection facility he F1must comply with the code of practice;

I1c

that the operator of that scheme F1must provide any information reasonably requested by the appropriate authority with regard to the obligations referred to in paragraph (a);

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I1e

that the operator of that scheme F1must inform the appropriate authority in writing, either in hardcopy, by email or online of—

i

any change in the person who is the operator of the scheme and, in the case where the operator of the scheme is a partnership, any change of partners,

ii

any material change in—

aa

the information provided in accordance with regulation 26 or 27;

bb

the information provided in accordance with regulation 55(4)(b)(i);

cc

the constitution submitted in accordance with regulation 55(4)(b)(ii), or

iii

a conviction of the operator of that scheme for an offence under these Regulations, within 28 days of their conviction,

I1f

that—

i

where the appropriate authority is the Environment Agency, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or SEPA, the operator of that scheme, pays the annual producer charge specified in regulation 59(2) to the appropriate authority on receipt of an invoice for such a charge issued by that appropriate authority under regulation 79(3), and

ii

where the appropriate authority is the Department of the Environment, the operator of that scheme pays the annual producer charge specified in F2The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 on receipt of an invoice for such a charge issued by that appropriate authority under regulation 79(3);

g

that the operator of that scheme will provide records and reports to the appropriate authority in compliance with—

i

regulations 35 and 37 during the transitional period; or

ii

from 1st January 2019 regulations 36 and 38;

h

that the operator of that scheme will accept WEEE from private households free of charge from—

i

a distributor in accordance with regulation 43, and

ii

a final holder in accordance with regulation 52; and

i

that the operator of that scheme continues to meet the requirements for approval of a scheme set out in Part 3 of Schedule 10.