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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111067253",
  "legislation_title": "The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 96(4) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade ***\nComing into force 2026\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 84, 89, 90 and 96(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 84(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that it is expedient to make these Regulations for the purpose of promoting and securing an increase in the recycling of materials.\nIn accordance with section 96(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 asp 12; section 84(8) was inserted by section 10(3) of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 13)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111067253/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:27:38.210596+00:00"
  },
  "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."
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