(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring provisions of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the Act”) into force.
Regulation 2(1) brings the provisions listed in the schedule into force on 1 August 2025. Regulation 2(2) provides that where a purpose is specified in the third column of the table in the schedule, the associated provision comes into force for that purpose only.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 8 August 2024. Sections 26, 27 and 28 came into force on the following day.