Power to grant exemptions from labelling requirements
13.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision for exemptions from the labelling requirements for batteries, accumulators and battery packs.
(2) The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes provision modifying Commission Regulation (EU) No 1103/2010 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, rules as regards capacity labelling of portable secondary (rechargeable) and automotive batteries and accumulators(1).
(3) Regulations under paragraph (1) may modify any subordinate legislation.
(4) In paragraph (1), “labelling requirements for batteries, accumulators and battery packs”, means the labelling requirements contained in regulations 5, 5A and 6 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008(2).
EUDN 2010/1103, as amended by S.I. 2019/620, 2020/1540.
S.I. 2008/2164. Regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 2012/1139.