# The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012, Regulation 12: Inspection of other plant protection product application equipment


(1) This regulation applies in relation to plant protection product application equipment in professional use other than—
(a) plant protection product application equipment to which regulation 11(1) applies;
(b) handheld equipment; and
(c) knapsack sprayers.
(2) A person who owns or leases other equipment that was purchased for the first time on or before 26th November 2011 must ensure that it is inspected before 26th November 2016.
(3) Paragraph (2) ceases to have effect on 26th November 2016.
(4) A person who owns or leases other equipment that was purchased for the first time after 26th November 2011 and is less than five years old starting with the date of first purchase must ensure that it is inspected before the fifth anniversary of the date of first purchase.
(5) A person who owns or leases other equipment that is more than five years old starting with the date of first purchase must ensure that it is inspected at least once every six years.
(6) In this regulation, “other equipment” means plant protection product application equipment to which this regulation applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1657/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-sustainable-use-regulations-2012/regulation-12
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.