Paragraph 5 Effect of making an application for a return point exemption: person becoming a groceries retailer on or after 1 October 2027

(1)

This paragraph applies where a person who becomes an in-scope retailer on or after 1 October 2027 (a “new retailer”) makes their first exemption application.

(2)

A new retailer is not required to operate a return point in respect of the premises specified in the exemption application during the period—

(a)

beginning with the day on which the exemption application is made, and

(b)

ending—

(i)

if the return point exemption is granted, immediately before the exemption takes effect;

(ii)

if the return point exemption is refused and the new retailer exercises the right under paragraph 3(3)(b)(iii), at the end of the period set out in paragraph 3(5);

(iii)

if the return point exemption is refused and the new retailer does not exercise the right under paragraph 3(3)(b)(iii), the new retailer must operate a return point from the date specified by the deposit management organisation under paragraph 3(3)(b)(ii).