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Regulation 10 Establishment of Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers in Wales

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(1)

These Regulations establish in Wales a deposit scheme in respect of containers in which drinks are supplied, for the purposes of—

(a)

sustaining, promoting and securing an increase in the reuse of refund items and recycling of materials, and

(b)

reducing littering and fly-tipping.

(2)

Under the Scheme—

(a)

a person supplied with a deposit item by a scheme supplier pays a deposit to the scheme supplier, and

(b)

a person who provides a returnable item to a scheme collector is entitled to be paid the return amount for that item by the scheme collector.

(3)

Paragraph (2)(a) is subject to regulations 3(1)(d) and 29 and paragraph (2)(b) is subject to regulation 11.