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The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 143(5)(b) of the Environment Act 2021, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Environmental Protection

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

These Regulations are made by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50, 51, 142(1) and (6) and 143(1) of, and paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 and 12 to 19 of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 1 to 9 and 11 to 17 of Schedule 5 to, the Environment Act 2021 (“the Act”)f1.

The Scottish Ministers have consented to the making of these Regulations in relation to Scotland, the Welsh Ministers have consented to the making of these Regulations in relation to Wales, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland has consented to the making of these Regulations in relation to Northern Ireland, in accordance with sections 50(3) and 51(3) of the Act.

In accordance with paragraphs 8 and 20 of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 10 and 18 of Schedule 5 to the Act, the Secretary of State has consulted persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of those likely to be affected by these Regulations.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that the Regulations satisfy the requirements set out in paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 143(5)(b) of the Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2021 c. 30.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Modification of the Waste Directive
  5. 4Establishment in the United Kingdom
  6. 5Appropriate agency
  7. 6Drink
  8. 7Packaging and packaging categories
  9. 8Household packaging
  10. 9Household packaging waste
  11. 10Supply
  12. 11Exempt packaging
  13. 12Exclusion of charities
  14. 13Charges for applications etc.
  15. 14Electronic documents etc.
  16. Part 2: Producers and obligations
  17. Chapter 1: Classes of producer
  18. 15Producers
  19. 16Brand owners
  20. 17Packer/fillers
  21. 18Importers and first UK owners
  22. 19Distributors
  23. 20Online marketplace operators
  24. 21Service providers
  25. 22Sellers
  26. Chapter 2: Threshold criteria and overview of producer responsibility obligations
  27. 23Large and small producers
  28. 24Threshold criteria: large and small producers
  29. 25Producer responsibility obligations
  30. 26Recyclability assessments
  31. Chapter 3: Insolvency, etc., of producers
  32. 27Insolvency, etc., of producers
  33. Part 3: Producer responsibility obligations
  34. Chapter 1: Registration of producers
  35. 28Application for producer registration
  36. 29Making an application for producer registration
  37. 30Determination of applications for producer registration
  38. 31Conditions of registration of a producer
  39. 32Cancellation of registration of producers
  40. Chapter 2: Record-keeping and reporting obligations
  41. 33Information to be collected and reported by producers
  42. 34Record keeping obligations
  43. 35Reporting obligations: large producers
  44. 36Reporting obligations: small producers
  45. 37Obligation to report results of recyclability assessments
  46. 38Obligation to report data on plastic or paper bags supplied in England
  47. 39Reporting obligations: general provisions
  48. Chapter 3: Recycling and certification obligations
  49. 40Recycling obligations
  50. 41Certification obligation
  51. Part 4: Compliance schemes
  52. Chapter 1: General
  53. 42Producers: effect of compliance scheme membership
  54. 43Obligations of compliance schemes
  55. 44Producer responsibility obligations carried out by scheme operators
  56. 45Provision of information by producers to compliance schemes
  57. 46Mid-year changes to compliance scheme membership
  58. Chapter 2: Approval of compliance schemes
  59. 47Application for approval of a compliance scheme
  60. 48Conditions of approval of a compliance scheme
  61. 49Withdrawal of approval of a compliance scheme
  62. 50Voluntary withdrawal of approval
  63. Chapter 3: Registration of compliance schemes
  64. 51Application for registration of a compliance scheme
  65. 52Determination of application for compliance scheme registration
  66. 53Conditions of registration of a compliance scheme
  67. 54Cancellation of registration of a compliance scheme
  68. Chapter 4: Compliance schemes: records, reports and certificates
  69. 55Records and reports
  70. 56Statement of compliance
  71. Part 5: Disposal costs
  72. Chapter 1: General
  73. 57Interpretation of this Part
  74. Chapter 2: The scheme administrator
  75. 58Scheme administrator
  76. 59Power to direct the scheme administrator
  77. Chapter 3: Producer responsibility for disposal and administration costs
  78. 60Liability of producers to pay annual disposal and administration fees
  79. 61Calculation of disposal fees
  80. 62Calculation of disposal fee: household packaging waste
  81. 63Calculation of disposal fee: costs of providing public information
  82. 64Household packaging waste disposal fees: modulation
  83. 65Calculation of administration fee
  84. 66Provision for impairments
  85. 67Notice of liability
  86. 68Payments and interest
  87. Chapter 4: Assessment of disposal costs
  88. 69Disposal costs of relevant authorities for household packaging waste
  89. 70Assessment by the scheme administrator: relevant authority disposal costs
  90. 71Adjustments to disposal costs: waste income and determination of net efficient disposal costs
  91. 72Adjustments to disposal costs: effective service
  92. 73Procedure for assessments
  93. 74Notice of assessment
  94. 75Assessment of disposal costs: scheme administrator public information services
  95. 76Distribution to relevant authorities and the scheme administrator
  96. 77Relevant authorities: costs of providing information
  97. Chapter 5: Recalculations
  98. 78Recalculations
  99. 79Recalculation of disposal and administration fees
  100. 80Recalculations: chargeable disposal costs
  101. 81Recalculations: supplementary
  102. 82Recalculation notices: producers
  103. 83Recalculation notices: relevant authorities
  104. Part 6: Reprocessors and exporters
  105. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  106. 84Interpretation
  107. Chapter 2: Registration
  108. 85Registration: reprocessors
  109. 86Registration: exporters
  110. 87Determination of registration applications
  111. 88Conditions of registration and annual charge
  112. 89Variation of sampling and inspection plan
  113. 90Cancellation of registration of reprocessors and exporters
  114. 91Records and reporting requirements for registered reprocessors and exporters
  115. Chapter 3: Accreditation
  116. 92Prohibition on issuing PRNs and PERNs unless accredited
  117. 93Requirements for accreditation
  118. 94Applications for accreditation: reprocessors
  119. 95Applications for accreditation: exporters
  120. 96Applications for accreditation: general requirements
  121. 97Determination of accreditation applications
  122. 98Conditions of accreditation
  123. 99Variation of accreditation
  124. 100Suspension and cancellation of accreditation
  125. Part 7: Corporate Groups, Licensors and Pub Operating Businesses
  126. 101Packaging supplied by corporate groups
  127. 102Packaging supplied by licensors and their licensees, and by pub operating businesses and their tenants
  128. Part 8: Appeals
  129. 103Interpretation
  130. 104Right of appeal: decisions of the appropriate agency and civil sanctions
  131. 105Right of appeal: disposal costs and scheme administrator costs
  132. 106Procedure on appeals
  133. 107Status pending appeal
  134. 108Determination of appeals
  135. Part 9: Monitoring and enforcement
  136. Chapter 1: Powers and duties of the appropriate agency
  137. 109Monitoring
  138. 110Powers to obtain information
  139. 111Monitoring plans and reports
  140. Chapter 2: Powers of entry etc.
  141. 112Powers of entry etc: England, Wales and Scotland
  142. 113Powers of entry etc: Northern Ireland
  143. Part 10: Offences and Civil Sanctions
  144. Chapter 1: General
  145. 114Interpretation
  146. Chapter 2: Offences and penalties
  147. 115Offences: producers
  148. 116Offences: scheme operators
  149. 117Offences: reprocessors and exporters
  150. 118Further offences
  151. 119Penalties for offences
  152. 120Offences: supplementary
  153. Chapter 3: Civil Sanctions
  154. 121Civil sanctions
  155. 122Civil sanctions: Scottish enforcement agencies
  156. 123Enforcement cost recovery notices
  157. 124Payment of penalties into Consolidated Fund etc
  158. 125Withdrawing or amending a notice
  159. 126Publication of enforcement action
  160. Part 11: Miscellaneous and supplementary
  161. 127Policy statement
  162. 128Guidance and protocols
  163. 129Public register
  164. 130Database of reported information
  165. 131Fit and proper person test
  166. 132Approved persons
  167. 133Delegation of approved persons’ functions
  168. 134Delegation of approved persons’ functions: supplementary
  169. 135Information sharing
  170. 136Implementation of relevant deposit schemes
  171. 137Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  172. 138Consequential amendments
  173. 139Revocations
  174. 140Review
  175. Signature
  176. Schedule 1: Charges
  177. 1Payment of charges
  178. 2Producers
  179. 3Compliance schemes
  180. 4Registration of producers which are compliance scheme members
  181. 5Reprocessors and exporters: registration
  182. 6Reprocessors and exporters: accreditation
  183. 7Abatement
  184. 8Annual increases for inflation
  185. 9Charging schemes
  186. Schedule 2: Insolvency events
  187. 1Paragraph 1
  188. 2Paragraph 2
  189. 3Paragraph 3
  190. 4Paragraph 4
  191. Schedule 3: Information required for producer registration
  192. 1Paragraph 1
  193. 2Paragraph 2
  194. 3Paragraph 3
  195. 4Paragraph 4
  196. 5Paragraph 5
  197. 6Paragraph 6
  198. 7Paragraph 7
  199. 8Paragraph 8
  200. 9Paragraph 9
  201. 10Paragraph 10
  202. 11Paragraph 11
  203. 12Paragraph 12
  204. 13Paragraph 13
  205. Schedule 4: Producer reporting information
  206. Part 1: Interpretation
  207. 1Paragraph 1
  208. Part 2: Descriptions of information
  209. 2Paragraph 2
  210. 3Paragraph 3
  211. 4Paragraph 4
  212. 5Paragraph 5
  213. 6Paragraph 6
  214. 7Paragraph 7
  215. 8Paragraph 8
  216. 9Paragraph 9
  217. 10Paragraph 10
  218. 11Paragraph 11
  219. 12Paragraph 12
  220. 13Paragraph 13
  221. 14Paragraph 14
  222. Schedule 5: Recycling obligations
  223. 1Paragraph 1
  224. 2Paragraph 2
  225. 3Paragraph 3
  226. 4Paragraph 4
  227. 5Paragraph 5
  228. 6Paragraph 6
  229. Schedule 6: Compliance schemes
  230. Part 1: Contents of operational plan
  231. 1Paragraph 1
  232. 2Paragraph 2
  233. 3Paragraph 3
  234. 4Paragraph 4
  235. 5Paragraph 5
  236. 6Paragraph 6
  237. 7Paragraph 7
  238. 8Paragraph 8
  239. Part 2: Information required for compliance scheme registration
  240. 9Paragraph 9
  241. 10Paragraph 10
  242. 11Paragraph 11
  243. 12Paragraph 12
  244. 13Paragraph 13
  245. 14Paragraph 14
  246. 15Paragraph 15
  247. 16Paragraph 16
  248. 17Paragraph 17
  249. 18Paragraph 18
  250. 19Paragraph 19
  251. 20Paragraph 20
  252. Schedule 7: The scheme administrator
  253. 1Power to delegate functions
  254. 2Principles
  255. 3Communications
  256. 4Public information
  257. 5Guidance, etc., to producers
  258. 6Guidance, etc., to relevant authorities
  259. 7Methodology and guidance on assessment of recyclability
  260. 8Statement of policy on modulation of disposal fees
  261. 9Lists
  262. 10Complaints procedure
  263. 11Strategy
  264. 12Operational plan
  265. 13Annual report
  266. 14Accounts
  267. Schedule 8: Reprocessors and exporters
  268. Part 1: Information for registration
  269. 1Reprocessors
  270. 2Reprocessors
  271. 3Reprocessors
  272. 4Reprocessors
  273. 5Reprocessors
  274. 6Reprocessors
  275. 7Reprocessors
  276. 8Reprocessors
  277. 9Reprocessors
  278. 10Exporters
  279. 11Exporters
  280. 12Exporters
  281. 13Exporters
  282. 14Exporters
  283. 15Exporters
  284. 16Exporters
  285. 17Exporters
  286. 18Exporters
  287. Part 2: Reporting requirements
  288. 19Paragraph 19
  289. 20Paragraph 20
  290. 21Paragraph 21
  291. 22Paragraph 22
  292. Part 3: Conditions of Accreditation
  293. 23Application of conditions
  294. 24Conditions applying to reprocessors
  295. 25Conditions applying to reprocessors
  296. 26Conditions applying to reprocessors
  297. 27Conditions applying to exporters
  298. 28Conditions applying to exporters
  299. 29Conditions applying to exporters
  300. 30Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exporters
  301. 31Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exporters
  302. 32Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exporters
  303. Schedule 9: Corporate Groups
  304. Part 1: General
  305. 1Application and interpretation
  306. 2Large and small producers: application of thresholds to relevant group companies
  307. 3Individual and group registrations
  308. 4Application for group registration
  309. 5Effect of group registration: producer responsibility obligations
  310. 6Effect of group registration: liability for disposal fees and administration fees
  311. Part 2: Mid-year changes
  312. 7Producer joining a corporate group
  313. 8Producer joining a corporate group
  314. 9Producer joining a corporate group
  315. 10Producer joining a corporate group
  316. 11Producer joining a corporate group
  317. 12Producer ceasing to be a member of a corporate group
  318. 13Producer ceasing to be a member of a corporate group
  319. 14Producer ceasing to be a member of a corporate group
  320. 15Producer changing corporate groups
  321. 16Producer changing corporate groups
  322. 17Producer changing corporate groups
  323. Schedule 10: Licensors and Pub Operating Businesses
  324. Part 1: Licensors
  325. 1Meaning of “licence agreement”, “licensor” and “licensee”
  326. 2Obligations of licensors
  327. 3Obligations of licensors
  328. 4Obligations of licensors
  329. 5Obligations of licensors
  330. 6Obligations of licensors
  331. 7Obligations of licensors
  332. Part 2: Pub Operating Businesses
  333. 8Meaning of “pub operating agreement”, “pub operating business” and “tenant”
  334. 9Obligations of pub operating businesses
  335. 10Obligations of pub operating businesses
  336. 11Obligations of pub operating businesses
  337. 12Obligations of pub operating businesses
  338. 13Obligations of pub operating businesses
  339. 14Obligations of pub operating businesses
  340. Part 3: Interpretation
  341. 15Interpretation of this Schedule
  342. Schedule 11: Procedure on appeals
  343. 1Application
  344. 2Appeals to First Tier Tribunal
  345. 3Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  346. 4Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  347. 5Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  348. 6Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  349. 7Appeals to the Sheriff
  350. Schedule 12: Powers of entry etc.
  351. 1Modifications to the 1995 Act
  352. 2Modifications to the 1997 Order
  353. Schedule 13: Civil sanctions
  354. Part 1: Table of civil sanctions
  355. 1Paragraph 1
  356. Part 2: Fixed monetary penalties
  357. 2Paragraph 2
  358. 3Paragraph 3
  359. 4Paragraph 4
  360. 5Paragraph 5
  361. 6Paragraph 6
  362. 7Paragraph 7
  363. 8Paragraph 8
  364. 9Paragraph 9
  365. Part 3: Variable monetary penalties
  366. 10Paragraph 10
  367. 11Paragraph 11
  368. 12Paragraph 12
  369. 13Paragraph 13
  370. 14Paragraph 14
  371. 15Paragraph 15
  372. 16Paragraph 16
  373. Part 4: Compliance notices
  374. 17Paragraph 17
  375. 18Paragraph 18
  376. 19Paragraph 19
  377. Part 5: Enforcement undertakings
  378. 20Paragraph 20
  379. 21Paragraph 21
  380. 22Paragraph 22
  381. 23Paragraph 23
  382. 24Paragraph 24
  383. 25Paragraph 25
  384. Schedule 14: Public register
  385. 1Paragraph 1
  386. 2Paragraph 2
  387. 3Paragraph 3
  388. 4Paragraph 4
  389. 5Paragraph 5
  390. 6Paragraph 6
  391. Schedule 15: Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  392. 1Record-keeping obligations
  393. 2Producers: transitional reporting obligations for 2024 data
  394. 3Producers: amendment of reports submitted under the 2023 Data Regulations
  395. 4Producers: transitional reporting obligations for 2025 data
  396. 5Producers: scaling up of data reported for part of a reporting period
  397. 6Producers: transitional packaging
  398. 7Producers: calculation of disposal fees
  399. 8Producers: approved persons
  400. 9Compliance schemes
  401. 10Reprocessors, exporters, PRNs and PERNs
  402. 11Information notices
  403. 12Appropriate agencies: reports
  404. Schedule 16: Consequential amendments
  405. 1Amendment of the 2007 Regulations
  406. 2Amendment of the 2007 (NI) Regulations
  407. 3Amendment of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
  408. 4Amendment of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Relevant Offences and Relevant Enforcement Action) Regulations 2013
  409. Schedule 17: Revocations
  410. 1Paragraph 1
  411. 2Paragraph 2
  412. Explanatory note