Paragraph 2 Principles

In exercising its functions, the scheme administrator is to act in accordance with the following principles—

(a)

that it must act fairly in—

(i)

the treatment of relevant authorities and producers across the United Kingdom;

(ii)

the exercise of any discretions conferred on it by these Regulations; and

(iii)

the recovery of disposal fees and administration fees owed by producers and holding companies, and the distribution under these Regulations of the amounts received by it in respect of disposal fees;

(b)

that it must take into account differences in circumstances and, where it considers it appropriate, adjust the way in which it exercises its functions to reflect those different circumstances, in different parts of the United Kingdom;

(c)

the need to incentivise—

(i)

the use of environmentally sustainable packaging;

(ii)

the prevention of packaging becoming waste;

(iii)

an increase in the reuse of packaging, and in the quantity and quality of packaging materials recycled; and

(iv)

a reduction in the disposal of packaging waste;

(d)

the need to support the provision of efficient and effective waste management services by relevant authorities;

(e)

the need to use its resources in the most efficient and effective way;

(f)

the need to facilitate achievement of the environmental effects set out in the policy statement published under regulation 127;

(g)

that it must exercise its functions transparently, accounting fully for all monies received by it, and disbursed by it in the exercise of its functions;

(h)

that it is not to earn a profit from carrying out its functions under these Regulations.