Member

Amendment 416J, which relates to the sale of unsafe batteries, is where the powers in the Product Regulation and Metrology Act will apply. That Act has already created the powers to allow government to change regulations to respond to emerging technologies, including e-bikes, batteries and conversion kits. In their contributions, the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, rightly pointed out that the concern over batteries is not limited to e-bikes, and there is increasing concern about how they are used and charged.