17 These Regulations come into force one year after the day on which they are registered.
2 These Regulations do not apply to
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MAXIMUM TOTAL QUANTITY OF MERCURY FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS
Replacement part (see note) if the product contained the part
(a) before the coming into force of these Regulations; or
(b) at the time of its manufacture or import, if that manufacture or import was permitted under these Regulations
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person that manufactures a product the mercury content of which is contained in a component that is itself a product that was subject to these Regulations at the time of its manufacture or import.
1 (1) Subject to section 2, these Regulations apply to any product that contains mercury.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, mercury includes any of its compounds.
