Regulation 32 Distributor's right to request collection of waste batteries
(1)
A distributor may request any battery compliance scheme to collect from it waste portable batteries it has taken back under regulation 31.
(2)
A scheme operator who receives a request under paragraph (1) must—
(a)
arrange with the distributor within 21 days of the request for the collection of the waste portable batteries;
(b)
ensure the collection of those batteries without charge to the distributor and within a reasonable time.
(3)
A distributor who has requested collection of waste portable batteries under paragraph (1) may not make a charge for the collection of those waste batteries under paragraph (2).