- Enforced by
- OPSS, Trading Standards, VCA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 2 of 2 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Breach of product safety regulations or enforcement noticesAny Person
- Breach of metrology rules, obstruction, or providing false informationAny Person
15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Start selling products on the UK market
A comprehensive introduction to UK product safety compliance for businesses placing products on the GB market. Covers the legal framework (CPA 1987, …
Product safety quick compliance check
Rapid product safety self-assessment: verify safety obligations, marking, documentation, traceability, and recall readiness for products on the UK market.
Respond to a product safety incident
Emergency guidance when you discover an unsafe product. Stop supply immediately, notify Trading Standards and OPSS, manage the recall, and understand your …
Product compliance checklist for GB market
Quick checklist to verify your products meet GB market requirements for conformity marking, safety assessment, documentation, and traceability before placing goods on …
Start a retail business - compliance essentials
A comprehensive compliance onboarding journey for new retailers. Covers consumer rights, pricing law, age-restricted sales, product safety, data protection, accessibility duties, and …
Respond to a Trading Standards investigation
What to do if Trading Standards has contacted you, visited your premises, or conducted a test purchase. Covers understanding their powers, identifying …
AI product safety: how product liability law applies to AI
How existing UK product safety law applies to AI products and AI components embedded in physical goods. Explains the Consumer Protection Act …
Assess whether your product meets the general safety requirement
How to carry out a product safety risk assessment to determine whether your product meets the general safety requirement under the General …
Importer responsibilities for the GB market
Legal responsibilities for importers placing products on the Great Britain market. Covers verifying manufacturer compliance, labelling obligations, storage and transport duties, responding …
Online marketplace product safety duties
What online marketplace operators need to do to comply with product safety law. Covers new duties under the Product Regulation and Metrology …
Product safety compliance checklist for the GB market
Compliance checklist for businesses placing consumer products on the Great Britain market. Covers the general safety requirement, UKCA marking and documentation, traceability, …
Product safety responsibilities across the supply chain
Who is responsible for product safety at each stage of the supply chain. Explains the duties of manufacturers, importers, distributors, and online …
Understanding UK product safety law
A strategic overview of UK product safety law for business owners and directors. Explains the three legislative pillars that govern product safety …
6 more guides that reference this instrument
Connected legislation
Instruments made under this Act. They carry the detail the Act delegates.
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.