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The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020
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Application for exemption of a return pointS
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24.—F1(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F2(2) An application for exemption in accordance with regulation 22(a) or (b) must—
(a)be made in writing,
(b)contain the information set out in schedule 1C, and
(c)include any information as may be reasonably requested by the scheme administrator,]
[F3(3) Where the application is granted, the groceries retailer will be treated as exempt from operating a return point from the date specified by the scheme administrator under article 29(4)(a)(iii) (exemptions for groceries retailers from operating return points) of the Designation Order 2025.]
[F4(4) A groceries retailer that has been granted an exemption from operating a return point must—
(a)clearly display information at the groceries retailer’s premises indicating—
(i)that by virtue of an exemption granted by the scheme administrator, they do not operate a return point in respect of those premises and the reason for that exemption, and
(ii)the location of the nearest return point,
(b)notify the scheme administrator of any material change, to—
(i)any of the circumstances under which the exemption in respect of those premises was granted, or
(ii)any of the information provided as part of an application for exemption under regulation 22(a) or (b),
within 28 days of the date of the change.]
F5(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 24(1) omitted (20.6.2025) by virtue of The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/188), regs. 1, 23(a)
F2Reg. 24(2) substituted (20.6.2025) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/188), regs. 1, 23(b)
F3Reg. 24(3) substituted (20.6.2025) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/188), regs. 1, 23(c)
F4Reg. 24(4) substituted (20.6.2025) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/188), regs. 1, 23(d)
F5Reg. 24(5) omitted (20.6.2025) by virtue of The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/188), regs. 1, 23(e)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 24 in force at 1.1.2021, see reg. 1(3)
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