Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, a reference to a battery or accumulator is a reference to a source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary (non-rechargeable) batteries or secondary (rechargeable) cells containing—

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “collection” means the gathering, sorting and/or grouping together of spent batteries and accumulators;

• “Community” means the European Community;

• “the Directive” means Council Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances^f1;

• “disposal” means any operation, provided that it is applicable to batteries and accumulators, included in Annex II A to the Framework Directive;

• “excluded appliance” means an appliance within the list of categories of appliance contained in Annex II to the Directive and which is set out in Schedule 1 hereto;

• “the Framework Directive” means Council Directive 75/442/EEC^f2 as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC^f3;

• “heavy metal content mark” means, in the case of a battery or accumulator—

  1. (a)

     which contains mercury, the chemical symbol “Hg”;

  2. (b)

     which contains cadmium, the chemical symbol “Cd”; or

  3. (c)

     which contains lead, the chemical symbol “Pb”;

• “market” has the same meaning as in the Directive or the Marking Directive, as the context may require;

• “the Marking Directive” means Commission Directive 93/86/EEC adapting the Directive to technical progress^f4;

• “prohibited battery” has the meaning given by regulation 3(2) below;

• “recovery” means any operation, provided that it is applicable to batteries and accumulators, included in Annex II B to the Framework Directive;

• “relevant heavy metal content mark” in relation to a battery or accumulator means the heavy metal content mark which comprises the chemical symbol which relates to the heavy metal content of that particular battery or accumulator;

• “separate collection mark” means one of the symbols shown in Article 2 of the Marking Directive and which, subject to regulation 4(2)(a) below, are set out as to their forms in Schedule 2 hereto; and

• “spent” in relation to a battery or accumulator means a battery or accumulator which is not re-usable and is intended for recovery or disposal.