Regulation 12 Power to specify criteria relating to export of waste batteriesI1

The appropriate authority may, by regulations, make provision specifying criteria for the assessment of equivalent conditions where treatment and recycling of waste batteries takes place outside the United Kingdom.

Regulations under paragraph (1) may modify any subordinate legislation.

In paragraph (1)—

• “equivalent conditions” means the conditions set out in paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009^f1;

• “recycling”, “treatment” and “waste battery” have the meanings given by regulation 2 of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009^f2.