PART 3Producers and schemes

Producers and Scheme membership19

1

Where a producer is a member of a registered scheme throughout a relevant year, the producer is exempt from its data reporting obligations under regulation 17 for the relevant year.

2

Paragraph (1) does not apply unless the producer—

a

provides any information the operator of the scheme requests for the purposes of meeting its obligations under regulation 20 within a reasonable period of receiving such a request;

b

ensures that the information provided—

i

is in such form as the scheme operator and Environment Agency may direct;

ii

is verified by the signature of the approved person of the producer; and

iii

is as accurate as reasonably possible; and

c

pays any fee required for membership of the scheme.