# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 45: The register of return point exemptions


(1) The deposit management organisation must keep and maintain a register of return point exemptions.
(2) An entry on the register for a return point exemption must specify—
(a) the scheme retailer to whom the exemption has been granted, and
(b) the premises in respect of which the exemption is granted.
(3) The deposit management organisation must update the register as soon as reasonably practicable after a return point exemption is granted to a scheme retailer.
(4) The deposit management organisation must remove the entry for a return point exemption which expires under paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 3 as soon as reasonably practicable after it expires.
(5) Where a return point exemption is revoked under paragraph 8 or 9 of Schedule 3, the deposit management organisation must remove the entry from the register—
(a) at the end of the day on which the revocation takes effect, or
(b) if it is not practicable to amend the register at that time, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(6) The deposit management organisation must make the register available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times, free of charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-45
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