# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 1: Interpretation of Schedule 4


In this Schedule—
“applicant information” (“gwybodaeth y ceisydd”) means—
(a) the name of the person making the application and, if different, their business name,
(b) the address and telephone number for the person’s registered or principal office,
(c) an address for service, if different from the address mentioned in paragraph (b),
(d) where the person making the application is a company, the company registration number,
(e) where the person making the application is a partnership, the names of all the partners, and
(f) the name and contact details (including an email address where available) of the person appointed as the point of contact in connection with the application;
“notice” (“hysbysiad”) means a notice in writing;
“return point authorisation information” (“gwybodaeth awdurdodi man dychwelyd”) means—
(a) the address of the premises at which it is proposed to operate a return point,
(b) information about the accessibility of the proposed return point, including—
(i) its proposed location,
(ii) the access routes to it, and
(iii) the proposed hours of operation,
(c) information about the type of return point that the person making the application proposes to operate, and
(d) information which demonstrates—
(i) that the person making the application has sufficient resources to set up and operate the return point for a period of at least 12 months,
(ii) the number of returnable items that the person making the application estimates will be returned to the return point each month, and the basis for that estimate, and
(iii) how the person making the application intends to manage the expected volume of returns of returnable items;
“take-back service authorisation information” (“gwybodaeth awdurdodi gwasanaeth cymryd yn ôl”) means information which demonstrates—
(a) that the scheme retailer applying for authorisation has sufficient resources to set up and operate the proposed take-back service for at least 12 months,
(b) the number of returnable items that the scheme retailer estimates will be collected each month, and the basis for that estimate, and
(c) how the scheme retailer intends to manage the expected volume of collected returnable items.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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