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UK Law Reference
All sections of Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
2022 c. 46, s.17

Section 17 — Duty to investigate potential compliance failures of importer or 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) This section applies if, at any time after an importer of a relevant connectable product makes it available in the United Kingdom—

(a) the importer is informed that there is, or may be, a compliance failure in relation to the product, and

(b) the importer is aware, or ought to be aware, that the product is or will be a UK consumer connectable product.

(2) The importer must take all reasonable steps to investigate whether there is a compliance failure in relation to the product.

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