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For example, since 2022, efforts have resulted in 20 separate product recalls and 22 other enforcement actions for unsafe or non-compliant e-bikes or e-scooters alone. The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued 26 withdrawal notices to eight online marketplaces, two manufacturers and 16 separate sellers to stop the sale of two dangerous e-bike battery models manufactured overseas by Unit Pack Power—UPP—that were discovered during fire and rescue investigations. Using the powers in the Bill, secondary legislation will give relevant authorities powers to use a range of enforcement tools to take proportionate action against non-compliance by online marketplaces.