Regulation 3 OffencesI1 I2

England and Wales

(1)

A person who, in the manufacture of any rinse-off personal care product, uses microbeads as an ingredient of that product is guilty of an offence.

I3(2)

A person who supplies, or offers to supply, any rinse-off personal care product containing microbeads is guilty of an offence.

I4(3)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

Annotations

I1: Reg. 3(1) in force at 9.1.2018, see reg. 1(2)
I2: Reg. 3(3) in force at 9.1.2018 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)(3)
I3: Reg. 3(2) in force at 19.6.2018, see reg. 1(3)
I4: Reg. 3(3) in force at 19.6.2018 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(3)