# The Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025

S.S.I. 2025/170 · made 4 June 2025

These Regulations bring provisions of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the Act”) into force.

Made under: Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Section 27)

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## Introductory text

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made 4th June 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th June 2025
Coming into force 1st August 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 27(2) of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024.

## 1 Citation, commencement, and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 August 2025.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024.

## 2 Appointed day

(1) 1 August 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table).
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule in relation to any provision specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule, that provision comes into force on 1 August 2025 only for that purpose.

## Signature

GILLIAN MARTIN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
4th June 2025

## PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 2025

Column 1 (Provisions of the Act)
Column 2 (Subject Matter)
Column 3 (Purpose)
Section 1
Circular economy strategy
Section 2
Consultation on strategy
Section 3
Publication and laying of strategy
Section 4
Review of strategy
Section 5
Reporting on strategy
Section 6
Circular economy targets
Section 7
Circular economy targets: monitoring and reporting
Section 8
Circular economy targets: pre-laying procedure for first regulations
Section 9
Restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goods
Section 12
Removal of unlawfully deposited waste
For the purpose of making regulations only.
Section 14
Householder’s duty of care
For the purpose of making regulations only.
Section 15
Household waste requirements
For the purpose of making regulations only.
Section 18
Littering from a vehicle
For the purpose of making regulations only.
Section 19
Powers to search and seize vehicles, etc.
For the purpose of making regulations only.
Section 22
Duty to make information publicly available

## Explanatory note

(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.

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