Section 23 — 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) A distributor may not make a relevant connectable product available in the United Kingdom if—
(a) the distributor—
(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 distributor 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.