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UK Law Reference
All sections of Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
2022 c. 46, s.16

Section 16 — Duty not to supply products where compliance failure by manufacturer

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2024-04-29

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) An importer of a relevant connectable product may not make the product available in the United Kingdom if—

(a) the importer—

(i) intends the product to be a UK consumer connectable product, or

(ii) is aware, or ought to be aware, that the product will be a UK consumer connectable product, and

(b) the importer knows or believes that there is a compliance failure in relation to the product.

(2) In this section “compliance failure” means a failure by a manufacturer of a product to comply with a relevant security requirement relating to the product.