# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: The refund


(1) In these Regulations the refund in respect of a refund item is an amount equal to the greater of—
(a) the amount of the deposit on the date on which the refund item is returned, or
(b) the amount of the deposit on the date on which the refund item was supplied.
(2) The references in paragraph (1) to the deposit are to be read as the deposit for a deposit item which is comparable to the refund item.
(3) In this regulation, a deposit item is comparable to a refund item if the container of the deposit item—
(a) is made wholly or mainly from the same in-scope material as the refund item,
(b) is the same size as the refund item, and
(c) is offered for supply to consumers in a scheme multipack, if the refund item was supplied to a consumer in a scheme multipack.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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