# The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2025, Regulation 5: Scheme articles and scheme packaging


In regulation 3(2) (scheme articles and scheme packaging),—
(a) after the definition of “non-Scottish article”, insert—
““returnable packaging” means an item of packaging in which a drink was contained or sold and which is subject to any other deposit and return scheme established in another part of the United Kingdom,”,
(b) in the definition of “scheme article”—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)(i), omit “glass,”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii)(aa), for “100”, substitute “150”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “1 October 2025” substitute “1 October 2027”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111062876/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-5
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