# The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 5: Drink


(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, except in regulation 12(4), drink means—
(a) water suitable for human consumption;
(b) a beverage suitable for human consumption;
(c) a sports drink suitable for human consumption; or
(d) a liquid which, when prepared in a specified manner, constitutes a beverage suitable for human consumption (including, for example, a fruit cordial or a fruit squash) or a sports drink.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a liquid which is used only as a flavouring or sweetener in another liquid which itself constitutes a beverage suitable for human consumption.
(3) A liquid is prepared in a specified manner if it is—
(a) diluted;
(b) combined with crushed ice, or processed so as to create crushed ice;
(c) combined with carbon dioxide; or
(d) prepared by way of a process that involves any combination of the processes mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(4) In this regulation “sports drink” means a drink which is advertised or marketed as a product to enhance physical performance, accelerate recovery after exercise or build bulk, or other similar drink.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348243437/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-packaging-waste-data-reporting-england-regulations-2023/regulation-5
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