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The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024

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11 Disposal of single-use vapes

(1) The Secretary of State may direct that single-use vapes of a description specified in paragraph (2) are to be treated as waste and disposed of or otherwise treated as the Secretary of State considers necessary. (2) The single-use vapes referred to in paragraph (1) are any single-use vapes which have been supplied, offered for supply or held in a person’s possession for supply in contravention of Part 2, and include single-use vapes in respect of which a regulator has imposed civil sanctions under these Regulations in relation to the offence. (3) A direction under paragraph (1)— (a) may be given to any one or more regulators in connection with any enforcement action taken by a regulator under these Regulations; (b) may be applicable in respect of single-use vapes retained by any enforcement officer who is— (i) authorised by the regulator concerned, and (ii) acting for an authorised purpose; (c) must not be executed by the regulator concerned (or by a person acting on the regulator’s behalf) until any right of appeal conferred in relation to the offence concerned under the Schedule to these Regulations is exhausted.

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11 Disposal of single-use vapes

(1) The Secretary of State may direct that single-use vapes of a description specified in paragraph (2) are to be treated as waste and disposed of or otherwise treated as the Secretary of State considers necessary. (2) The single-use vapes referred to in paragraph (1) are any single-use vapes which have been supplied, offered for supply or held in a person’s possession for supply in contravention of Part 2, and include single-use vapes in respect of which a regulator has imposed civil sanctions under these Regulations in relation to the offence. (3) A direction under paragraph (1)— (a) may be given to any one or more regulators in connection with any enforcement action taken by a regulator under these Regulations; (b) may be applicable in respect of single-use vapes retained by any enforcement officer who is— (i) authorised by the regulator concerned, and (ii) acting for an authorised purpose; (c) must not be executed by the regulator concerned (or by a person acting on the regulator’s behalf) until any right of appeal conferred in relation to the offence concerned under the Schedule to these Regulations is exhausted.

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