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, 2 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

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 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties

Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 75 duties
Companies Act 2006 2006 63 duties
Insolvency Act 1986 1986 46 duties
CCBSA 2014 2014 22 duties
CAICEA 2004 2004 18 duties

Responsible Persons also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)

MH(CT)(S)A 2003 2003 45 duties
Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 2001 24 duties
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England/Wales comparison) 2005 22 duties
The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 1995 21 duties
The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995 1995 16 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.