31.—(1) A distributor of portable batteries must, at any place it supplies such batteries to end-users,—
(a)take back waste portable batteries at no charge; and
(b)inform end-users about the possibility of such take back at the distributor’s sales points.
(2) A distributor may not—
(a)make any charge to end-users; or
(b)oblige end-users to buy a new battery,
when accepting waste portable batteries under paragraph (1)(a).
(3) The duty in paragraph (1) does not apply where portable batteries are supplied by a small distributor.
(4) A distributor must not dispose of, or arrange for the disposal of, waste portable batteries accepted under paragraph (1)(a).
(5) In this regulation “small distributor” means a distributor who supplies less than 32 kg of portable batteries to end-users in a year.