Statutory Guidelines On Disposable BBQs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The definition of a 'producer' is set out in Regulation 2 of the GPSR. 4.2 Before placing a product on the market, producers must ensure that it is safe.
61% : 1.2 These guidelines are made by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade under regulation 6(3)(c) of the GPSR.
60% : The definition of a distributor is set out in regulation 2 of the GPSR and includes online marketplaces when acting as a distributor.
59% : Further information The British Retail Consortium has produced voluntary guidelines to encourage retailers to educate consumers on safe use and disposal of disposable BBQs and prevent the spread of wildfires caused by them: voluntary-guidelines-for-disposable-bbqs-dbbqs-_final.pdf For further information on the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 as they apply in Great Britain, please refer to: For information about OPSS' approach to delivering regulation, please refer to: * OPSS Enforcement Policy Enquiries in relation to this guidance should be directed to: opss.enquiries@businessandtrade.gov.uk
56% : The legal basis for issuing these guidelines is regulation 6(3)(c) of the GPSR as it applies in GB, which makes provision for the Secretary of State to set guidelines on assessing a specific product's safety for the purposes of GPSR.
55% : They must be taken into account by businesses when assessing whether a disposable barbecue meets the general safety requirement under regulation 5 of the GPSR.
47% : They must be taken into account by retailers and distributors of disposable barbecues in ensuring they do not supply products that they know or ought to know to be dangerous, in line with their legal requirements under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (GPSR) as it applies in Great Britain (GB).

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