Regulation 2 InterpretationF1

In these Regulations—

• F2“appliance” means any electrical or electronic equipment, as defined by F3Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) F4, as last amended by Directive (EU) 2018/849, which is fully or partly powered by batteries or accumulators or is capable of being so;

• “battery” or “accumulator” means any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable);

• “battery pack” means any set of batteries or accumulators that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing so as to form a complete unit that the end-user is not intended to split up or open;

• “button cell” means any small round portable battery or accumulator whose diameter is greater than its height and which is used for special purposes such as hearing aids, watches, small portable equipment and back-up power;

• “compliance notice” has the meaning given in regulation 13(2);

• “crossed out wheeled bin symbol” has the meaning given in regulation 5(1);

• “enforcement notice” has the meaning given in regulation 14(2);

• “enforcement officer” means an officer of the Secretary of State or an officer of a person appointed to act on behalf of the Secretary of State for the purposes of enforcing these Regulations;

• “European Economic Area” means the area comprised by the EEA states;

• “infringing goods” means batteries or accumulators or appliances the characteristics, contents or labelling of which are not such as are permitted or required by Part 2 and which were placed on the market on or after 26th September 2008; and

• F5“placing on the market” means supplying or making available, whether in return for payment or free of charge, to a third party within Great Britain.

In these Regulations, except in paragraph (1), any reference to a battery shall be construed as being a reference to a battery or an accumulator.