Paragraph 3 Application for registration: decision
(1)
Where the deposit management organisation receives a registration application which meets the requirements of paragraph 2(3), the deposit management organisation must, as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a)
register the in-scope retailer in relation to the MRP premises in respect of which the retailer is required to operate a return point, and
(b)
notify the in-scope retailer in writing that the retailer has been registered as a mandatory return point operator.
(2)
The deposit management organisation may register the in-scope retailer under sub-paragraph (1) before 1 October 2027.