# The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Designation of Scheme Administrator) Order 2025, Article 12: Use of amounts received as deposits


(1) The scheme administrator must—
(a) retain the amounts paid to it by registered producers under regulation 11(1)(b) (producer obligations: further provision) of the Regulations, and
(b) use those amounts to meet the cost of sums paid by it for scheme packaging and returnable packaging items under regulation 16A (collection etc. of scheme packaging and returnable packaging from return point operators, hospitality retailers and takeback service providers and connected payment) of the Regulations.
(2) If any amount remains after the costs mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) have been paid, the scheme administrator must use such of that amount towards any of SEPA’s costs which have not otherwise been met.
(3) If any amount remains after a payment has been made to SEPA under paragraph (2), the scheme administrator may use that remaining amount for the purpose of meeting the costs of exercising any of the scheme administrator’s functions under, or in connection with, the Deposit and Return Scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111062883/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-designation-of-scheme-administrator-order-2025/article-12
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