This Section provides that an importer may not make a product available in the United Kingdom unless it is accompanied by a statement of compliance, or summary statement, where the importer intends, is aware, or ought to be aware that the product will be a UK consumer connectable product, as defined in Section 54.
	Subsection (3) provides a power for the Secretary of State to set out in regulations the period of time for which importers must retain a copy of statements of compliance. Subsection (4) provides that the Secretary of State may establish via regulations when an importer must make a statement of compliance or summary statement available. These will be subject to the negative resolution procedure.
	Subsection (5) sets out that if a manufacturer satisfies the conditions set out in regulations made under Section 9(7), then importers do not have a duty to ensure a statement of compliance or summary statement accompanies the product. Instead the importer must be satisfied that the manufacturer fully complies with any conditions specified in regulations made under Section 9(7).
Chapter 2: Duties of relevant persons Section 15: Statements of compliance