UK Statutory Instrument 2015 United Kingdom

Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015

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At a glance

Enforced by

Environment Agency, DEFRA, SEPA

What's here

6 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 2 journeys

Penalty landscape

3 of 6 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 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 2
Director or Officer 1
Responsible Person 1

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Meet environmental compliance requirements

1 step

Start a manufacturing business

1 step

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Supporting — topic alignment

2 guides

Packaging Design Requirements

Packaging Producer Responsibility

Mentioned in related content

1 guides

Food and drink regulations and traceability

Other 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.

Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties

Directors and Officers also bound by 425 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 161 duties
Companies Act 2006 2006 108 duties
Insolvency Act 1986 1986 72 duties
The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 55 duties
The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 2018 26 duties

Responsible Persons also bound by 104 other Acts (top 5 shown)

MH(CT)(S)A 2003 2003 45 duties
Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 2001 24 duties
The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 1995 21 duties
Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case ) Regulations 2015 2015 21 duties
The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 2005 19 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.