Regulation 74 Notice of assessment
The scheme administrator must, in relation to each assessment year, give each relevant authority a notice in writing (an “assessment notice”) in accordance with this regulation.
An assessment notice must be given—
as soon as reasonably practicable after this regulation comes into force, in relation to the 2025 assessment year; and
by 1st November in 2025 and each subsequent year, in relation to the assessment year beginning on the following 1st April.
An assessment notice must include the following information—
the scheme administrator’s assessments, for the assessment year to which the assessment notice relates, of the relevant authority’s—
efficient disposal costs for each packaging category;
waste income for each packaging category;
net efficient disposal costs for each packaging category; and
chargeable disposal costs;
information showing how each of the amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i) to (iv) has been determined;
if a reduction has been made to the relevant authority’s net efficient disposal costs under regulation 72(8)—
the amount of the reduction; and
an explanation of the reasons for the reduction, including the reasons why the scheme administrator has determined that the relevant authority is still not providing an effective waste management service;
the total payments which the scheme administrator anticipates making to the relevant authority in the financial year to which the assessment notice relates;
the date or dates on which payments are expected to be made to the relevant authority, and the payment method that will be used;
a statement that the amount to be paid to the relevant authority is subject to change following a determination under regulation 76(4) or a recalculation under Chapter 5.
An assessment notice must also include—
information on the scheme administrator’s complaints procedure; and
a statement of the right of appeal under regulation 105.