Consultation outcome

Batteries regulations: making the definition of a “portable battery” clearer

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 26 January 2015
• Last updated: 27 October 2015 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 169 KB, 12 pages

Final impact assessment on amendments to the government guidance notes on the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (definition of a “portable” battery)

PDF, 198 KB, 18 pages

Detail of outcome

We received 19 responses to this consultation.

Following this consultation, we intend to revise the guidance. We will introduce a weight threshold of 4kg for the definition of what constitutes a portable battery.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on simplifying the weight thresholds used to define a battery as “portable”.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
26 January 2015 to 11:59pm on 21 February 2015

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our proposal to improve the definition of a portable battery. We propose setting weight limits to make it clear that a portable battery “can be hand-carried by an average person without difficulty”.

The change will remove the current 4kg to 10kg “grey area”.

The other factors that are used to define a battery will not be affected by this proposed change. Producers, treatment operators and exporters should consider the full range of factors when deciding if a battery is portable or industrial.

Published 26 January 2015
Last updated 27 October 2015 + show all updates

1. 27 October 2015

   Summary of responses and impact assessment added.

2. 26 January 2015

   First published.