{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-58",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-58.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/58",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "58",
  "heading": "Scheme return code and code requirements",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“code requirements” (“gofynion cod”), in relation to a code, means any additional requirements specified by the deposit management organisation including—\n(a) requirements about the technological or security standards that a code must meet to be used as a scheme return code;\n(b) requirements as to the information to be retrieved when the code is scanned electronically;\n“scheme return code” (“cod dychwelyd cynllun”), in relation to a deposit item, means a code which—\n(a) when scanned electronically enables the registered scheme producer of the item to be identified, and\n(b) meets any code requirements.\n(2) The deposit management organisation may—\n(a) specify the same code requirements to be used on all deposit items, or\n(b) specify different code requirements to be used on different deposit items.\n(3) In determining whether to specify code requirements and, if appropriate, what code requirements to specify, the deposit management organisation must consider the likely impact of those requirements on registered scheme producers.\n(4) Before making changes to any code requirements specified for a deposit item, the deposit management organisation must consider the likely impact of those changes on registered scheme producers.\n(5) Where the deposit management organisation changes any code requirements specified for a deposit item, it must specify the date from which the scheme return code is to be used.\n(6) The date specified under paragraph (5) must be a date which the deposit management organisation is satisfied gives registered scheme producers sufficient notice of the change before it takes effect.\n(7) The deposit management organisation must take appropriate steps to ensure that registered scheme producers are aware of the code requirements (if any) and any changes to them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/58",
    "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."
}