These Regulations came into force on 26 September 2008 and apply to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

They implement part of Retained Reference Directive 2006/66, on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and state that new batteries and accumulators, or appliances containing them, must not contain prohibited levels of heavy metals.  They should also be labelled to show the heavy metal content and to promote recycling.

As a result, they revoke and replace the:

• Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations SI 1994/232;
• Batteries and Accumulators (Containing Dangerous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) SR...

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