Batteries Act Section 12 Third-party delivery and recycling obligations

Batteries Act Section 12 Third-party delivery and recycling obligations

(1) Each operator of treatment facilities for waste equipment under the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act shall make waste portable batteries from treatment available for collection by the Joint Collection Scheme.

(2) Each operator of treatment facilities for end-of-life vehicles under the End-of-Life Vehicles Ordinance shall make waste portable batteries from treatment available for collection by the Joint Collection Scheme.

(3) As an alternative to paragraphs (1) and (2), an operator may, for a period of at least one calendar year in each instance, enter into a binding commitment to withdraw from collection by the Joint Collection Scheme and instead give the waste portable batteries from treatment to one or more producer-specific collection schemes. The Joint Collection Scheme shall be given written notice of such withdrawal at least three months before the beginning of the period concerned.

(4) Section 9 (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to waste automotive and industrial batteries from treatment under paragraphs (1) and (2)