# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024, Regulation 12: Disposal of single-use vapes

Extent: E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers may direct that single-use vapes of a description specified in paragraph (2) are to be treated as waste and disposed of or otherwise treated as the Welsh Ministers consider necessary.
(2) The single-use vapes referred to in paragraph (1) are any single-use vapes which have been supplied, offered for supply, or held in a person’s possession for supply in contravention of Part 2, and include single-use vapes in respect of which a regulator has imposed civil sanctions under these Regulations.
(3) A direction under paragraph (1)—
(a) may be given to any one or more regulators in connection with any enforcement action taken by a regulator under these Regulations;
(b) may be applicable in respect of single-use vapes retained by any enforcement officer who is—
(i) authorised by the regulator concerned, and
(ii) acting for an authorised purpose;
(c) must not be executed by the regulator concerned (or by a person acting on the regulator’s behalf) until any right of appeal in relation to the offence under these Regulations is exhausted, or the period for bringing that appeal has ended without an appeal being brought.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1324/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-wales-regulations-2024/regulation-12
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