# The Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations 1994, Regulation 7: Offences


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of regulation 3 above or any notice served pursuant to regulation 6 above within the period specified in that notice shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, in relation to a failure to comply with the provisions of regulation 3 above it shall be a “reasonable excuse”, without prejudice to the generality of that expression, if that person believes (with reasonable cause) that the prohibited battery will not be used in the Community.
(3) Where the commission by any person of an offence under paragraph (1) above is due to the act or default of some other person, that person shall be guilty of the offence, and a person may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of this regulation whether or not proceedings are taken against the first-mentioned person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/232/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/batteries-and-accumulators-containing-dangerous-substances-regulations-1994/regulation-7
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