# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 63: The amount of the deposit: supplementary provisions


(1) The amount of the deposit may be—
(a) the same in respect of all deposit items, or
(b) different in respect of different deposit items.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the deposit management organisation may determine the amount of the deposit by reference to, for example—
(a) the size of the containers;
(b) the in-scope material from which the containers are wholly or mainly made;
(c) whether the deposit items are supplied to consumers as single items or in multipacks.
(3) The deposit management organisation, when determining the amount of the deposit for a deposit item, must have regard to—
(a) the purposes of the Scheme,
(b) the collection targets set out under regulation 84,
(c) the likely impact of the amount of the deposit on the ability of consumers to purchase deposit items,
(d) the likely impact of the amount of the deposit on the use of containers by registered scheme producers (including the in-scope material used to make those containers, the size of the containers and the use of multipacks),
(e) the likely impact on the purchase of deposit items by consumers (including the in-scope material used to make those containers, the size of the containers purchased, and purchase of multipacks or single items),
(f) the likely impact on consumers, the purposes of the Scheme and the collection targets, if the amount of the deposit for a deposit item is different to the amount payable for a comparable container under the England and Northern Ireland deposit scheme or the Scottish deposit and return scheme, and
(g) the likely impact of a proposed amount of the deposit on the operation of the England and Northern Ireland deposit scheme and the Scottish deposit and return scheme.
(4) Before making a determination under regulation 61 or revision under regulation 62, the deposit management organisation must—
(a) consult—
(i) the persons that it considers represent those most likely to be affected by the determination or revision,
(ii) the England and Northern Ireland scheme administrator,
(iii) the Scottish deposit administrator, and
(iv) such other persons (if any) as it considers appropriate, and
(b) have regard to the views expressed in response to the consultation.
(5) In this regulation, “comparable container”, in relation to a deposit item, means a container which can be returned under the England and Northern Ireland deposit scheme or the Scottish deposit and return scheme and is—
(a) made wholly or mainly from the same in-scope material as the container from the deposit item,
(b) the same size as the container from the deposit item, and
(c) supplied in a multipack, if the deposit item is supplied in a multipack.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-63
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