The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017
These Regulations prohibit the use of microbeads as an ingredient in the manufacture of rinse-off personal care products and the sale of any such products containing microbeads (regulation 3). Breach of these prohibitions is an offence (regulation 3). (Definitions of “microbead” and “rinse-off personal care product” are contained in regulation 2.) The prohibition on the manufacture of such products comes into force 21 days after these Regulations are made and the prohibition on the sale of any such products comes into force 6 months after the day on which these Regulations are made.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
19 Dec 2017
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Comes into force
TBC
Enabling power
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 140(1)(b) and (c), (3)(c) and (d), and (9) of the 1990 Actand sections 36, 42, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52 to 55 and 62(2) of the 2008 Act.
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