# The Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Regulation 10: Ceasing to be a digitally excluded person


(1) If an operator to whom a digitally excluded number is assigned under regulation 9(2)(a) ceases to be a digitally excluded person, that operator must give written notice of the fact to SEPA.
(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must be given as soon as reasonably practicable after the operator ceases to be a digitally excluded person.
(3) An operator who gives notice under paragraph (1)—
(a) continues to be, for a period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice—
(i) exempt from the requirements in regulations 4 to 7 in accordance with regulation 8(3)(a), and
(ii) subject to the requirements in regulation 8(3)(b),
(b) on the expiry of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice, is no longer—
(i) exempt from the requirements in regulations 4 to 7, or
(ii) subject to the requirements in regulation 8(3)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111064931/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-10
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.