Article 27 Registration of groceries retailer as a return point operator

(1)

The scheme administrator must within a reasonable period of receiving an application for registration of a groceries retailer as a return point operator which complies with regulation 20ZA(2)^f1 (application for registration of a groceries retailer as return point operator) of the Regulations—

(a)

register the groceries retailer in relation to each of its retail premises in respect of which the groceries retailer is required to operate a return point, and

(b)

notify the groceries retailer in writing that it has been registered as a return point operator and specify the date on which it was registered.

(2)

The scheme administrator may register the groceries retailer under paragraph (1) before 1 October 2027.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Regulation 20ZA is inserted by S.S.I. 2025/XXX.