Regulation 31 Take back
A distributor of portable batteries must, at any place it supplies such batteries to end-users,—
take back waste portable batteries at no charge; and
inform end-users about the possibility of such take back at the distributor's sales points.
A distributor may not—
make any charge to end-users; or
oblige end-users to buy a new battery,
when accepting waste portable batteries under paragraph (1)(a).
The duty in paragraph (1) does not apply where portable batteries are supplied by a small distributor.
A distributor must not dispose of, or arrange for the disposal of, waste portable batteries accepted under paragraph (1)(a).
In this regulation “small distributor” means a distributor who supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year.