UK Statutory Instrument SI 2003 United Kingdom

End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003

These Regulations partially implement Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on end-of-life vehicles (OJ No. L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34). The following provisions of the Directive are transposed in these Regulations, namely Articles 2, 3(1) to (5), 4(2) plus Annex II, 5(3), 5(4) in respect of vehicles …

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Enforced by
Environment Agency, NRW
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Manufacturer8 Any Person2 Employer2

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
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Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations 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.

Part 1

General

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Modification of the Waste Directive
Part 2

Application

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 Vehicles and End-of-Life Vehicles to which these Regulations apply
s.004 Existing legislation
s.005 Application to vehicles produced in small series
Part 3

Design Requirements

0 of 8 sections shown
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.006 Prohibition on heavy metals
s.007 Requirement for technical documentation
s.008 reg.8
s.009 Compliance Notice
s.010 Offences
s.011 Penalties
s.012 Defence of due diligence
s.013 Liability of persons other than the principal offender
Part 4

Information requirements

7 of 14 sections shown
s.014 Coding Standards Regulated
  • Use coding standards for vehicle materials and componentsManufacturer
s.016 reg.16 Regulated
  • Submit proof of material and component coding standards when askedManufacturer
s.017 reg.17 Regulated
  • Keep records for 4 years to respond to enforcement requestsManufacturer
s.018 Dismantling Information Regulated
  • Provide dismantling information for new vehicles within six months of launchManufacturer
s.019 reg.19 Regulated
  • Provide dismantling, storage and testing info for reusable componentsManufacturer
s.020 Reporting and Information Regulated
  • Publish vehicle recyclability and treatment information for buyersManufacturer
s.022 reg.22 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcement authority must include key details in compliance noticesStatutory regulator
7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.015 For the purposes of regulation 14, “ material and component...
s.021 Compliance Notice
s.022 Entry and Inspection
s.023 Offences
s.024 Penalties
s.025 Enforcement
s.026 reg.26
Part 5

Certificate of destruction

3 of 11 sections shown
s.027 Issue of the certificate of destruction Regulated
  • Issue a certificate of destruction for each end-of-life vehicle accepted for treatmentAny Person
s.028 Prohibition of charges Regulated
  • Do not charge for issuing a certificate of destructionEmployer
s.029 Form and content of certificate of destruction Regulated
  • Issue certificate of destruction on approved form with all required informationAny Person
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.029 Issue of a certificate of destruction
s.030 Enforcement
s.031 Offences
s.032 Penalties
s.033 Certificate of destruction issued in an EEA State or Gibraltar
s.034 Amendments to the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002
s.035 Restrictions on disclosure of information
s.036 Interpretation
Part 6

Delivery of end-of-life vehicles to treatment facilities

3 of 7 sections shown
s.038 Delivery of an end-of-life vehicle to a treatment facility Regulated
  • Do not charge for taking a vehicle with no value (unless parts missing or waste added)Employer
s.039 reg.39 Regulated
  • Pay treatment costs for end-of-life vehicles with no market valueManufacturer
s.041 reg.41 Regulated
  • Submit certificate of compliance to the enforcement authorityManufacturer
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.037 Application
s.040 Enforcement
s.042 Offences
s.043 Penalties
Part 7

Keeping and treatment of waste motor vehicles

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7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.044 Modification of conditions to existing site licences
s.045 Requirement for site licence in respect of activities formerly exempted
s.046 Conditions to be included in site licences
s.047 Recovery of depolluted waste motor vehicles as an exempt activity
s.048 Amendments to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
s.049 Charges
s.050 Interpretation
Schedules

Schedules

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18 other schedules
s.sch002 —ISO 1043-2 Plastics—symbols and abbreviated terms. Part 2: Fillers and...
s.sch002 —ISO 11469 Plastics—Generic identification and marking of plastic products.
s.sch002 For the labelling and identification of vehicle elastomer components and...
s.sch002 —ISO 1629 Rubbers and latices—Nomenclature. This shall not apply to...
s.sch002 The symbols “<” or “>” used in the ISO standards,...
s.sch002 For the labelling and identification of vehicle plastic components and...
s.sch002 —ISO 1043-1 Plastics—symbols and abbreviated terms. Part 1: Basic polymers...
s.sch003 Name, address, signature and registration or identification number of the...
s.sch003 Name and address of competent authority responsible for the permit...
s.sch003 Date of issue of the certificate of destruction.
s.sch003 Vehicle nationality mark and registration number (attach the registration document...
s.sch003 Class of vehicle, brand and model.
s.sch003 Vehicle identification number (chassis).
s.sch003 Name, address, nationality and signature of the holder or owner...
s.sch004 The information to be contained in a certificate of compliance...
s.sch005 Treatment operations for the depollution of a waste motor vehicle...
s.sch005 In order to promote its subsequent recycling, where an article...
s.sch005 Any keeping operations shall be carried out in such a...
2 other provisions
s.001 No waste motor vehicle shall be kept (even temporarily) unless... (opens in a new tab)
s.002 No waste motor vehicle shall be treated unless, in respect... (opens in a new tab)

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3 more guides that reference this instrument
Ongoing material duties for vehicle manufacturers: end-of-life recycling and restricted substances Run a vehicle dismantler or salvage business Vehicle and transport equipment manufacturer: compliance checklist

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