9.—(1) A person commits an offence if he places on the market a product or equipment referred to in paragraph (2) containing fluorinated greenhouse gas unless the instruction manual provided with the product or equipment contains—
(a)a statement that the product or equipment contains such gas;
(b)information about the fluorinated greenhouse gas in the product or equipment, including—
(i)the chemical name and quantity of the gas; and
(ii)its global warming potential; and
(c)a statement whether or not the product or equipment is hermetically sealed.
(2) The product or equipment referred to in paragraph (1) is—
(a)a refrigeration product or equipment which contains—
(i)perfluorocarbons, or
(ii)preparations containing perfluorocarbons;
(b)a refrigeration or air conditioning product or equipment, except where such product or equipment is in a motor vehicle, which contains—
(i)hydrofluorocarbons, or
(ii)preparations containing hydrofluorocarbons;
(c)a heat pump, fire protection system or fire extinguisher which contains—
(i)hydrofluorocarbons, or
(ii)preparations containing hydrofluorocarbons;
(d)switchgear which contains sulphur hexafluoride or preparations containing sulphur hexafluoride; or
(e)a fluorinated greenhouse gas container.