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Guidance

OPSS enforcement: enforcement actions

Guidance for businesses we regulate on enforcement actions and associated rights.

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From:
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Published:
29 June 2023
Last updated:
8 August 2025
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  1. Guidance added on the measuring instruments regulations and non-automatic weighing instruments regulations.

  2. Section on Court Orders relating to an Information Notice added to the attachment for consumer connectable product security regulations.

  3. Minor clarifications made to the attachment for consumer connectable product security regulations.

  4. Minor amendments made to the attachment for heat networks due to regulatory changes.

  5. Minor clarifications made to the attachments for access and benefit sharing of genetic resources, alternative fuel labelling regulations, alternative fuels infrastructure regulations and public charge point regulations, ecodesign for energy related products regulations and energy information regulations, and electric vehicle smart charge points regulations.

  6. New guide published for the consumer connectable product security regulations.

  7. Separate new guides published for the alternative fuel labelling regulations and alternative fuels infrastructure regulations, with the latter now also covering the public charge point regulations.

  8. First published.

Documents

Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources (Nagoya Protocol)

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Alternative fuel labelling regulations

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Alternative fuels infrastructure regulations and public charge point regulations

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Consumer connectable product security regulations

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Ecodesign for energy related products regulations and energy information regulations

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Electric vehicle smart charge points regulations

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Measuring instruments regulations and non-automatic weighing instruments regulations

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Details

This guidance explains the specific enforcement actions available to OPSS under certain regulations, and associated rights to make representations or appeal.

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