# The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2026, Regulation 4: Interpretation


In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) omit the definition of “export shop”,
(b) omit the definition of “returnable packaging” where it appears after the definition of “retail sale”,
(c) after the definition of “return point operator”, insert—
““returnable packaging” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2),”,
(d) omit the definition of “sum equal to the deposit” where it appears after the definition of “SEPA”,
(e) after the definition of “single-use packaging”, insert—
““sum equal to the deposit” means, in relation to an item of scheme packaging in which a scheme article was contained or sold, an amount equal to the greater of the amount of the deposit—
(a) on the date on which the item of scheme packaging is returned,
(b) on the date on which the item of scheme packaging was supplied with a scheme article,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111067253/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-4
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