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The Waste Batteries (Scotland) Regulations 2009

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Amendment of the 2003 RegulationsS

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7.—(1) The 2003 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a)after the definition of “the 2000 Regulations” insert—

Batteries Directive” means Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators;

battery” means any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable; an accumulator), but does not include any battery excluded from the scope of the Batteries Directive by Article 2(2) of that Directive;;

(b)after the definition of “holder” insert—

industrial battery” means any battery or battery pack which is—

(a)

designed exclusively for industrial or professional uses;

(b)

used as a source of power for propulsion in an electric vehicle;

(c)

unsealed but is not an automotive battery; or

(d)

sealed but is not a portable battery;;

(c)after the definition of “operator” insert—

portable battery” means any battery or battery pack which—

(a)

is sealed;

(b)

can be hand-carried by an average natural person without difficulty; and

(c)

is neither an automotive battery nor an industrial battery;; and

(d)after “treatment” insert “ , except in relation to waste batteries, ”.

(3) After regulation 2(1) insert—

(1A) In relation to batteries and subject to regulation 2(1), expressions defined in Article 3 of the Batteries Directive have the same meanings in these Regulations as in that Directive..

(4) In regulation 11—

(a)insert after sub-paragraph (1)(f)—

(fa)as from 1st January 2010, waste industrial or automotive batteries;; and

(b)insert after paragraph (2)—

(2A) Sub-paragraph (1)(fa) does not prohibit the acceptance of residues of any batteries that have undergone both treatment and recycling, provided that the treatment and recycling—

(a)used best available techniques, in terms of the protection of health and the environment; and

(b)complied, as a minimum, with Community legislation, in particular as regards health and safety and waste management..

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