Section 17: Duty to investigate potential compliance failures of importer or manufacturer

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 · 2022 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Product security — CHAPTER 2: Duties of relevant persons, etc

This section applies if, at any time after an importer of a relevant connectable product makes it available in the United Kingdom—

the importer is informed that there is, or may be, a compliance failure in relation to the product, and
the importer is aware, or ought to be aware, that the product is or will be a UK consumer connectable product.

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

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.

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