Regulation 51 Application for registration of a compliance scheme
An application for registration of a compliance scheme for a year (“the registration year”) must be made to the appropriate agency by the scheme operator—
on or before 1st April 2025, in relation to 2025; and
on or before 1st October in the year preceding the registration year in relation to subsequent years.
An application for registration of a compliance scheme must—
be made in such manner as the appropriate agency specifies;
contain the information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 6;
be accompanied by such other information as the appropriate agency reasonably requires in order to determine the application;
be accompanied by an operational plan containing the information required by Part 1 of Schedule 6, which has been approved by the appropriate agency under regulation 47(1)(b)(iv) or 48(1)(f), updated to the date on which the application for registration of the scheme is submitted; and
except where the compliance scheme is registered in respect of the year preceding the registration year, be accompanied by evidence that the scheme is approved by the appropriate agency.
Where a compliance scheme is approved after the date specified in paragraph (1) for applying for registration, the scheme operator must apply for registration as soon as practicable after receiving notice of the approval.
The charge in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 must be paid when the application is made.
An application for the registration of a compliance scheme must be signed by an approved person of the scheme operator to verify the information contained in or accompanying the application.
Any information provided under this regulation must be as accurate as reasonably possible.