# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 1: Title and coming into force


(1) The title of these Regulations is the Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026.
(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 1 October 2027.
(3) The following provisions come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—
(a) this Part;
(b) Part 2 (interpretation);
(c) regulation 12 (requirement for scheme producers to be registered to supply SP container drinks) so far as it relates to registration of scheme producers;
(d) Chapter 1 of Part 6 (items subject to overseas schemes);
(e) regulation 35 (requirement for groceries retailers who supply deposit items to operate a return point at, on or from MRP premises) so far as it relates to—
(i) registration of in-scope retailers as mandatory return point operators, and
(ii) applications for return point exemptions;
(f) regulation 36 (exemption for small in-scope retailers in urban areas);
(g) regulation 38 (voluntary return point);
(h) Part 7 (the scheme administrator: the deposit management organisation), except regulation 73;
(i) Part 9 (enforcement), in so far as it relates to the functions of the deposit management organisation under Part 7;
(j) Part 10 (appeals), in so far as it relates to the appointment of the deposit management organisation and the revocation of any such appointment.
(4) Regulation 73 (reuse of returned refund items) comes into force on 1 October 2030.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-1
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