# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024, Regulation 35: Exemption for small groceries retailers in urban areas


(1) A groceries retailer which has a relevant retail space and which is situated in an urban area is exempt from the requirement to operate a return point.
(2) Groceries retailers which are exempt under paragraph (1) may apply to operate a return point under regulation 38 (voluntary operation of return points).
(3) The deposit management organisation may provide information to scheme retailers to assist them in determining whether they are established in an urban area.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation—
“relevant retail space” means a retail space of less than 100m₂ whether or not that retail space is situated within, or forms part of, a larger building or premises and regardless of the uses, nature or purposes of the larger building or premises;
“urban” means—
(a) in England, an area classified as urban by reference to the document titled “2011 rural urban classification of output areas” published by the Office for National Statistics on 13 September 2013 and as updated on 27 January 2016;
(b) in Northern Ireland, an area classified as urban by reference to the document titled “Urban-Rural Classification 2015” published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency on 20 January 2017.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348266221/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-england-and-northern-ireland-regulations-2024/regulation-35
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