# The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Amendment Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025 (“the 2025 Order”) which designates the scheme administrator which will operate and manage the deposit and return scheme (“the Deposit and Return Scheme”) established under the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020. The Deposit and Return Scheme operates in relation to scheme articles which are drinks that are intended to be sold to consumers in Scotland and are contained in single-use packaging made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, aluminium and steel. The Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Article 3 inserts a definition of a producer. Articles 4, 5, 6(a), 7, 8 and 9 correct minor errors in the 2025 Order. Article 6(b) gives the scheme administrator a power to charge interest at a rate specified by it on any late payment of the registration fee by the registered producer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111067260/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-designation-of-scheme-administrator-amendment-order-2026/note
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