# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024, Regulation 3: Meaning of single-use vape


(1) A single-use vape is a vape which is not designed or intended to be re-used (a “single-use vape”) and includes any vape which is—
(a) not refillable,
(b) not rechargeable, or
(c) not refillable and not rechargeable.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a vape is not refillable unless it is designed to include—
(a) a single-use container which is separately available and can be replaced by an individual user in the normal course of use, or
(b) a container which can be refilled by an individual user in the normal course of use.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a vape is not rechargeable if it is designed to contain—
(a) a battery which cannot be recharged, or
(b) a coil which is not separately available and intended to be replaced by an individual user in the normal course of use, including any coil which is contained in a single-use cartridge or pod which is not separately available and cannot be replaced by an individual user in the normal course of use.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “separately available” means available for purchase by an individual user.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348264647/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-england-regulations-2024/regulation-3
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