Retained EU Law
2010
United Kingdom
EU Regulation 995/2010 (Timber Regulation) - retained as UKTR
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
8 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides
Penalty landscape
2 of 8 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Operator 2
- Any Person 2
- Trader 1
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
1 guidesSupporting — topic alignment
2 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 71 duties
- Payment Services Regulations 2017 2017 41 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 34 duties
- The Quarries Regulations 1999 1999 31 duties
- Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 2015 22 duties
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 952 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 39 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 39 duties
- Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 2013 39 duties
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018 33 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Obligations of operators
Unlimited fine- Use a due diligence system to prevent illegal timber sales Operator
Obligation of traceability
- Maintain timber supply chain traceability records Trader
Monitoring organisations
- Maintain and verify a timber due diligence system Any Person
List of monitoring organisations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OPSS must publish and update a list of monitoring organisations Statutory regulator
Checks on operators
- Assist regulators during timber compliance checks Operator
Records of checks
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- OPSS must maintain and provide records of timber compliance checks Statutory regulator
Penalties
Unlimited fine- Breach of timber regulation Any Person
Reporting
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review and report on UK Timber Regulations Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 14 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Subject matter
Definitions
Status of timber and timber products covered by FLEGT and CITES
Due diligence systems
Competent authorities
Cooperation
Technical assistance, guidance and exchange of information
Amendments of the Annex
Regulations
Revocation of the delegation
Objections to delegated acts
Committee
Entry into force and application
Timber and timber products as classified in the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 , to which this Regulation applies
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- PUWER compliance (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Timber sourcing compliance (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Work with Tree Preservation Orders (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Apply for a tree felling licence (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Forestry operations, consents and timber rules (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Run a compliant forestry business (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Which forestry rules apply to your business (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- CITES permits and certificates (GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- OPSS UKTR enforcement report 2022-2025 (GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab) Publication
- UK Timber Regulation guidance (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
OPSS
PrimaryOffice for Product Safety and Standards
Product safety regulator responsible for ensuring consumer products are safe. Enforces product safety regulations, UKCA marking requirements, and works with market surveillance …
Government department responsible for protecting, expanding, and promoting the sustainable management of woodlands in England. Issues felling licences, administers woodland creation grants, …
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