# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Extent and application


(1) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(3) But nothing in these Regulations applies in relation to—
(a) the supply of container drinks in export shops,
(b) the supply of existing container drinks, or
(c) the bottles or cans in which any of those drinks are or were supplied.
(4) In this regulation—
“existing container drink” (“diod gynhwysydd presennol”) means a container drink which is first supplied in any part of the United Kingdom before 1 October 2027;
“export shop” (“siop allforio”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(2) of the Excise Goods (Export Shops) Regulations 2000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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