Lead Acid Battery Regulations (P.E.I. Reg. EC26/93).

The present Regulations enact section 25 of the Environmental Protection Act. The Regulations lay down provisions dealing with batteries containing lead. Section 2 establishes that no person shall dispose of any lead-acid battery including those which are not suitable for exchange at a retail outlet within the province except: a) by transportation to an out-of-province recycling facility; b) by delivery to a private recycling facility within Prince Edward Island that is licensed under section 6; or c) otherwise as permitted by these Regulations. The text – consisting of 8 sections – deals with the following matters: disposal of batteries, deposit, storage and removal, contract, licensing of lead-acid battery recycling facility, issue of license, record of importation and penalties.