{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-36",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-36.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2026/103",
  "legislation_title": "The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/36",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": "Exemption for small in-scope retailers in urban areas",
  "text": "(1) An in-scope retailer who has a relevant retail space which is situated in an urban area is exempt from the requirement under regulation 35 to operate a return point.\n(2) The deposit management organisation may provide information to in-scope retailers to assist them in determining whether they are established in an urban area.\n(3) An in-scope retailer who, under paragraph (1), is exempt from the requirement to operate a return point must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the deposit management organisation in writing.\n(4) An in-scope retailer who, under paragraph (1), is exempt from the requirement to operate a return point may apply to operate a voluntary return point under regulation 38.\n(5) In this regulation—\n“relevant retail space” (“lle manwerthu perthnasol”) means a retail space of less than 100m2 whether or not that retail space is situated within, or forms part of, a larger building or premises and regardless of the use, nature or purpose of the larger building or premises;\n“urban” (“trefol”) means an area classified as urban by reference to the document titled “2011 rural urban classification of output areas” published by the Office for National Statistics on 13 September 2013, updated on 27 January 2016.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/geographicalproducts/ruralurbanclassifications/2011ruralurbanclassification"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/36",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:54:52.499728+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}