Regulation 26 ReviewF1F2
United Kingdom
The Secretary of State must from time to time—
carry out a review of regulations 1 to 24,
set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and
publish the report.
In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how the requirements for placing batteries and accumulators on the market in Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulatorsF3, as last amended by F4Directive (EU) 2018/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in the Capacity Labelling Regulation (which are implemented by means of these Regulations) are implemented in other member States.
The report must in particular—
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by those regulations;
assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the 31st May 2012.
Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regulations revoked (N.I.) (17.10.2026) by The Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1053), regs. 1(2), 19(1) (with reg. 19(2))
- F2
Reg. 26 inserted (31.5.2012) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1139), regs. 1, 2(5)
- F3
Words in reg. 26(2) substituted (17.9.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 13
- F4
Words in reg. 26(2) substituted (1.10.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/904), regs. 1(1), 12(4)