SCHEDULEAmendments to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006

Amendment to Part 6 (miscellaneous)10

After regulation 40 insert the following new regulation 40A—

Final holder right of return: WEEE from private households40A

1

A final holder may return WEEE from private households free of charge to the system that has been set up by an operator of a scheme that has been approved under regulation 41 for the purposes of complying with that operator of a scheme’s obligations in relation to WEEE from private households under regulation 22.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), “system” means a system that an operator of a scheme has set up—

a

in accordance with regulations 24, 25 and 26; and

b

under regulation 39.

3

For the purposes of this regulation, “final holder” means a final holder of WEEE from private households who is not able for any reason to return that WEEE free of charge to a designated collection facility.