PART 1Product security

CHAPTER 2Duties of relevant persons, etc

Duties of importers

16Duty not to supply products where compliance failure by manufacturer

(1)

An importer of a relevant connectable product may not make the product available in the United Kingdom if—

(a)

the importer—

(i)

intends the product to be a UK consumer connectable product, or

(ii)

is aware, or ought to be aware, that the product will be a UK consumer connectable product, and

(b)

the importer knows or believes that there is a compliance failure in relation to the product.

(2)

In this section “compliance failure” means a failure by a manufacturer of a product to comply with a relevant security requirement relating to the product.