WEEE Regulations

The Directive has been implemented in the UK through a number of different regulations:

• The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 implement most aspects of the WEEE Directive in the UK since they came into force on 2 January 2007.
• These were amended by The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2007 which came into force on 1 January 2008.

Two further sets of Regulations apply to Northern Ireland:

1. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Waste Management Licensing) Regulations (NI) 2006 came into force on 5 January 2007. These regulations deal with the site licencing requirements and WEEE treatment requirements of the WEEE Directive.
2. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 came into force on 2 January 2007. These prescribe the charges to be paid to the Department of Environment under the WEEE Regulations 2006.