This Document was revoked by the Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations SI 2008/2164.

These Regulations came into force on 26 April 1995 and apply to Northern Ireland only.

They implement Directive 91/157/EEC, on batteries and accumulators containing more than specified levels of dangerous substances (mercury, cadmium or lead), which has been revoked and replaced by Directive 2006/66/EC, on the same subject.    

Definitions

In the context of these Regulations:

• a "battery or accumulator" is a source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of rechargeable or non-rechargeable cells which contain more than:

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