{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-22",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2023/9780111057476",
  "legislation_title": "The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/22",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Transitional provision",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to a registration which the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has granted, prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, under regulation 8 (producer registration) of the 2020 Regulations in relation to a producer within the meaning of regulation 6 (producer) of the 2020 Regulations.\n(2) A registration to which paragraph (1) applies is to be treated as taking effect from 1 March 2024.\n(3) A producer to whose registration paragraph (1) applies does not need to make a further application, accompanied by a registration fee, under regulation 7 of the 2020 Regulations, for the relevant year beginning 1 January 2024.\n(4) This paragraph applies to a registration which the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has granted prior to the coming into force of these Regulations under regulation 8 (producer registration) of the 2020 Regulations in relation to a producer within the meaning of paragraphs 1 to 4 of schedule 5 of the 2020 Regulations.\n(5) A registration to which paragraph (4) applies is to be treated as a listing granted under paragraph 9 of schedule 5 of the 2020 Regulations as taking effect from 1 March 2024.\n(6) A producer to whose registration paragraph (4) applies does not need to make a further application, accompanied by a listing fee, under paragraph 5 of schedule 5 of the 2020 Regulations, for the relevant year beginning 1 January 2024.\n(7) This paragraph applies to an application which the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has received prior to the coming into force of these Regulations under regulation 7 (application for registration as a producer) of the 2020 Regulations and which it has not, by that date, granted or refused.\n(8) An application from a producer within the meaning of regulation 6 (producer) of the 2020 Regulations to which paragraph (7) applies —\n(a) may be treated for all purposes as having been received before 12 January 2024 in the relevant year beginning 1 January 2024 in accordance with regulation 7(2)(a) of the 2020 Regulations,\n(b) does not need to be accompanied by the registration fee set out under regulation 7(3)(d) (application for registration as a producer) of the 2020 Regulations for the relevant year beginning 1 January 2024.\n(9) An application from a producer within the meaning of paragraphs 1 to 4 of schedule 5 of the 2020 Regulations to which paragraph (7) applies—\n(a) may be treated for all purposes as having been received before 12 January 2024 in the relevant year beginning 1 January 2024 in accordance with paragraph 6(a) of schedule 5 of the 2020 Regulations,\n(b) does not need to be accompanied by the listing fee set out under paragraph 8 of schedule 5 of the 2020 Regulations for the relevant year beginning 1 January 2024.\n(10) In this regulation, “relevant year” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 2020 Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is established under section 20 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Schedule 5 is inserted by regulation 21 of these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}