# The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025, Regulation 21: Exemptions for return points


For regulation 22 (exemptions for return points), substitute—
“22. A groceries retailer may apply to the scheme administrator for an exemption from operating a return point in respect of a retail premises either—
(a) on proximity grounds, if it is made on the grounds that there is one or more alternative return points located within reasonable proximity to those retail premises, or
(b) on premises grounds, if it is made on the grounds that the location, layout, size, design, or construction of those retail premises does not permit, or cannot reasonably be altered to permit, the operation of a return point on those premises.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111062876/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-21
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