UK Statutory Instrument 2013 United Kingdom

Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013

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At a glance

Enforced by

OPSS, Trading Standards

What's here

12 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides

Penalty landscape

2 of 12 obligations carry imprisonment (12 months). 2 carry different penalties and 8 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.

  • Any Person 4
  • Responsible Person 1
  • Manufacturer 1

Plus 6 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 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

3 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Responsible Persons also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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.

Part 1 — Introduction

s.005

Labelling

  • Label cosmetic products correctly in English Responsible Person
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.transitional provisions in relation to eu exit

Transitional provisions in relation to EU Exit

Part 2 — Offences, Penalties and Enforcement

s.012

Offences

12 months imprisonment
  • Breach EU Cosmetics Regulation obligations Any Person
s.013

Penalties

12 months imprisonment
  • Breach of cosmetic product regulations Any Person
Browse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 3 — Miscellaneous

Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

s.003

Sampling and Testing

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Enforcement authorities must follow strict rules when sampling cosmetic products Local authority

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

s.026

Review

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review cosmetic regulations every five years Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 4 other unclassified sections
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Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

OPSS

Primary

Office 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 …

Trading Standards

Trading Standards (Local Authority)

Enforces consumer protection legislation including food labelling, weights and measures, product safety, and fair trading. Part of local authority structure. Investigates food …

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