- Enforced by
- Environment Agency, OPSS, NIEA, NRW
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 15 of 116 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 99 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 14 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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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.
GENERAL
0 of 10 sections shown10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
PRODUCER OBLIGATIONS
13 of 15 sections shown- Finance the collection and disposal of household electrical wasteManufacturer
Unlimited fine
- Finance costs of collecting and treating WEEE from business usersManufacturer
- Join a Producer Compliance Scheme for electrical and electronic equipmentManufacturer
Unlimited fine
- Register as a small producer of electrical and electronic equipmentManufacturer
- Register as a small producer of electrical and electronic equipmentManufacturer
- Keep records and report data if you are a small producer of EEEManufacturer
Unlimited fine
- Provide data and notify changes to your WEEE compliance schemeManufacturer
Unlimited fine
- Submit a yearly WEEE Declaration of ComplianceManufacturer
- Keep records of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the marketManufacturer
- Provide your EEE producer registration number to distributorsManufacturer
- Mark electrical equipment with the crossed out wheeled bin symbolManufacturer
- Mark electrical equipment with a date markManufacturer
Unlimited fine
- Provide disposal and recycling information for new electrical productsManufacturer
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
SCHEME OBLIGATIONS
17 of 20 sections shown- Waste scheme operators must register all members with the regulatorOperator
- Register scheme members with the appropriate authority each yearOperator
- Scheme operators must notify the authority of new membersOperator
- Finance the collection and treatment of household electrical wasteOperator
- Prioritise the reuse of whole appliances when handling WEEEOperator
Unlimited fine
- Set up systems for separate collection and treatment of WEEEOperator
- Ensure waste electrical equipment is recovered or recycledOperator
- Pay a compliance fee if WEEE collection targets are not metOperator
- Join a Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) for WEEEAny Person
- Submit quarterly WEEE collection and delivery reportsOperator
Unlimited fine
- Submit quarterly WEEE collection and disposal reportsOperator
- Compliance schemes must report EEE data for their membersOperator
- Scheme operators must report EEE data for their membersOperator
- Submit a yearly WEEE declaration of complianceOperator
- Keep detailed records of WEEE collection and disposalOperator
- Maintain detailed records of WEEE collection and disposalOperator
Unlimited fine
- Notify the environment authority when a scheme member becomes insolventOperator
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
WEEE
3 of 5 sections shown- Provide a free recycling 'takeback' service for electrical wasteDistributor
Unlimited fine
- Provide WEEE disposal information to household customersDistributor
Unlimited fine
- Keep records of household WEEE returns and informationDistributor
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
- Optimise reuse and recycling when collecting or transporting WEEEAny Person
- Do not show household recycling costs to customers at the time of saleManufacturer
- Keep records of exported used electrical equipment for four yearsAny Person
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SCHEMES AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF SCHEMES
3 of 6 sections shown- Apply for approval of a WEEE compliance schemeOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must notify you of a decision to refuse a waste schemeStatutory regulator
- Comply with WEEE scheme operator conditions and notificationsOperator
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
- Only issue WEEE evidence notes if you are an approved operator or exporterOperator
Unlimited fine
- Apply for approval as an Authorized Treatment Facility (ATF) or exporterOperator
- Apply to add an export site to your WEEE approvalTrader
- Comply with conditions for treating or exporting electronic wasteOperator
Unlimited fine
- Submit quarterly WEEE reports and allow regulatory assessmentsOperator
- Keep records of electrical waste for four yearsAny Person
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
- Apply to use existing WEEE take-back facilitiesDistributor
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must approve WEEE evidence note formatsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must encourage sustainable product designCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency must process small producer registrations within 28 daysStatutory regulator
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency must maintain a public register of WEEE producersStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environmental authorities must monitor WEEE compliance and data accuracyStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must register approved WEEE schemes and invoice operatorsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must publish national data on electrical equipment and wasteStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must publish lists of approved WEEE facilities and application formsStatutory regulator
- Disclose confidential information obtained under WEEE regulationsAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must implement appeal decisions regarding WEEE complianceStatutory regulator
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
- Comply with WEEE enforcement notices or provide evidence of complianceManufacturer
Unlimited fine
- Disclose confidential trade‑secret information obtained during inspectionAny Person
Unlimited fine
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
- Fail to comply with WEEE obligationsAny Person
- Various WEEE offences (non-compliance, false information, obstruction)Any Person
- Breach of WEEE regulationsAny Person
- Breach WEEE Regulations (reg 90, 82, 89 etc.)Any Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review WEEE Regulations every five yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
53 of 176 shown- Include reference number and compliance declaration for WEEE from private householdsManufacturer
- Issue annual declaration on WEEE from non-household usersOperator
- Include reference number and compliance statement in WEEE declarationOperator
- Submit declaration of non-household WEEE financing amountsManufacturer
- Describe methodology for collating non-UK supplier EEE tonnage dataManufacturer
- Report breakdown of non-UK supplier EEE within 28 daysManufacturer
- Report tonnes of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the marketManufacturer
- Report tonnage of EEE placed on the market by category and end useManufacturer
- Report WEEE tonnages per category to environment agenciesManufacturer
- Report tonnage of EEE placed on the market by categoryManufacturer
- Report WEEE amounts by category for collection, recycling, recovery, and exportManufacturer
- List categories of EEE placed on the market in your registration applicationManufacturer
- Arrange WEEE take-back actions referred by scheme operatorsOperator
- Ensure PBS rules share referred costs by market shareAny Person
- Provide names and addresses of all partners if PBS operator is a partnershipOperator
- Keep evidence that used EEE shipments are for direct reuseAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Appropriate authority must require testing and records for used EEE shipmentsStatutory regulator
- Accompany every load of used EEE with transport document and responsibility declarationAny Person
- Ensure proper documentation and packaging for WEEE transportAny Person
- Ensure scheme rules require membership application and proper cancellation timingOperator
- Co-operate with other schemes to develop collection facility relationshipsOperator
- Join the PBS when your WEEE scheme is approvedAny Person
- Co-operate with designated collection facilities for WEEE complianceOperator
- Only issue reuse evidence notes for WEEE from specific collection routesAny Person
- Record WEEE amounts on evidence notes in tonnes with correct roundingOperator
- Retain duplicate evidence notes and make them available for inspectionOperator
- Do not issue evidence notes for more WEEE than receivedOperator
- Do not issue evidence notes for WEEE already treated by another AATFOperator
- Do not issue evidence notes for more WEEE than received for reuseOperator
- Issue evidence notes only in approved formatContractor
- Do not issue evidence notes for non-obligated WEEEOccupier
- Only issue evidence notes to approved recipientsOperator
- Issue evidence notes for WEEE by 31st January deadlineOperator
- Meet recovery and reuse/recycling targets for WEEE treatment at AATFAny Person
- Meet your WEEE recovery and recycling targetsOperator
- Meet WEEE treatment recovery and recycling targetsOperator
- Comply with regulation 66 requirementsOperator
- Only issue evidence notes for WEEE meeting export and reuse criteriaAny Person
- Record WEEE amounts in tonnes with rounding rulesOperator
- Retain duplicate copies of evidence notes and make them available for inspectionAny Person
- Do not issue evidence notes for excess or partially treated WEEEAny Person
- Only issue evidence notes if you're an approved exporter and use approved formatAny Person
- Approved exporters must only issue evidence notes to scheme operators or specified producersAny Person
- Do not issue evidence notes after the 31st January deadlineAny Person
- Approved exporters must comply with regulation 66 requirementsAny Person
- Have systems and procedures to ensure accurate reporting dataAny Person
- Comply with Schedule 9 requirements as an approved exporterAny Person
- Pay additional fee if WEEE evidence notes exceed 400 tonnesAny Person
- Provide detailed site and tonnage information in WEEE export applicationsAny Person
- Confirm any convictions under WEEE regulations on your applicationOperator
- Only issue evidence notes for eligible WEEEOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Appointed person must report written report on appeal hearingStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Appeal body must notify appellant of decision and send copy to authorityTribunal / Court
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