{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-plastic-products-scotland-regulations-2021/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-plastic-products-scotland-regulations-2021/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2021/410",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-plastic-products-scotland-regulations-2021",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Offences: single-use plastic products and single-use expanded polystyrene products",
  "text": "(1) A person who, in the course of a business, supplies, offers to supply, or has in their possession for supply any of the products referred to in paragraph (4) commits an offence.\n(2) A person who uses expanded polystyrene to manufacture any of the products referred to in sub-paragraphs (4)(a) to (c) commits an offence.\n(3) A person who uses plastic to manufacture any of the products referred to in sub-paragraphs (4)(d) to (f) commits an offence.\n(4) The products are—\n(a) single-use expanded polystyrene beverage containers,\n(b) single-use expanded polystyrene beverage cups,\n(c) single-use expanded polystyrene food containers,\n(d) single-use plastic beverage stirrers,\n(e) single-use plastic cutlery,\n(f) single-use plastic plates.\n(5) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 1.6.2022, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/410/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:53:10.203440+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."
}