# The Environmental Protection (Anglers’ Lead Weights) (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 3: Prohibition of supply of lead in the form of weights

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to regulation 4, the supply of lead in the form of a lead weight for the purpose of weighting fishing lines is prohibited.
(2) Unless the contrary is shown, a person supplying split shot is presumed to supply it for the purpose of weighting fishing lines.
(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/815/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-anglers-lead-weights-england-regulations-2015/regulation-3
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