{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulations-2024/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulations-2024/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2024/9780348264654",
  "legislation_title": "The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-producer-responsibility-obligations-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulations-2024",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Drink",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, “drink” means—\n(a) water suitable for human consumption;\n(b) a beverage suitable for human consumption;\n(c) a sports drink suitable for human consumption; or\n(d) a liquid which constitutes a beverage or sports drink suitable for human consumption if it is—\n(i) diluted;\n(ii) combined with crushed ice, or processed so as to create crushed ice;\n(iii) combined with carbon dioxide; or\n(iv) prepared by way of a process that involves any combination of the processes mentioned in paragraphs (i) to (iii),\nsuch as fruit squash or fruit cordial.\n(2) Paragraph (1)(d) does not include any liquid which is used only—\n(a) to add flavour to, or enhance the flavour of, a beverage or sports drink suitable for human consumption; or\n(b) to sweeten a beverage or sports drink suitable for human consumption,\nsuch as coffee flavouring syrup, sugar syrup or hot sauce.\n(3) “Sports drink” means a liquid which is advertised or marketed as a product to enhance physical performance, accelerate recovery after exercise or increase muscle mass, or other similar liquid.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348264654/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:40:28.668627+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}