# The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 (revoked) S.I. 2009/261 · made 4 February 2009 · revised to 19 March 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksi_20090261_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20090261_en.pdf ## Introductory text Environmental Protection Made 4th February 2009 Laid before Parliament 12th February 2009 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: Introductory provisions ## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Competent authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: General provisions ## 5 Leakages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Leakage checks of stationary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Leakage checks of fire protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Leakage detection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Taking delivery of fluorinated greenhouse gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Reporting requirements and the provision of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Labelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Instruction manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Prohibition on the use of sulphur hexafluoride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Placing on the market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Importation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Proof of lawful import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: Qualifications ### Chapter 1: Stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment ## 19 Certification and evaluation bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Qualification of individuals relating to certain stationary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Interim stationary equipment certificates for individuals – stationary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Certification bodies for companies – stationary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Certificates for companies – stationary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Interim company certificates – stationary equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Certificates relating to certain stationary equipment issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 2: Fire protection systems and fire extinguishers ## 26 Certification and evaluation body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Qualification of individuals relating to fire protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Interim fire protection system certificates for individuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Certification bodies for companies – fire protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Certificates for companies – fire protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Interim company certificates – fire protection systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Certificates relating to fire protection systems issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 3: High-voltage switchgear ## 33 Certification and evaluation bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Qualification of individuals relating to high-voltage switchgear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Certificates relating to high-voltage switchgear issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 4: Fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents ## 36 Fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents certification and evaluation bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Qualification of individuals relating to fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Certificates relating to fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 5: Air conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles ## 39 Attestation bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Qualifications relating to air conditioning systems in motor vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Attestations issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Chapter 6: Miscellaneous obligations ## 42 Obligation of employers to employ qualified employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Training records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Obligations of certification bodies, attestation bodies and evaluation bodies to provide information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: Enforcement, offences and penalties ## 45 Appointment of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Powers of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Information notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Enforcement and prohibition notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Appeals against enforcement or prohibition notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Proceedings before a civil court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Miscellaneous offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Bodies corporate, partnerships and unincorporated associations - offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Fixed penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Powers of the Secretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1: Interim Qualifications ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 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Schedule 3: Form of Fixed Penalty Notice ## ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/261 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases-regulations-2009-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.