# The Plastic Packaging Tax (General) Regulations 2022, Regulation 23: Application and interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This Chapter applies for the purposes of the measurement of the weight of any thing for the purposes of any provision in or under the Act.
(2) Regulations 24 to 28 apply to the measurement of weight undertaken or obtained by any person other than the Commissioners.
(3) This Chapter does not apply to the estimation of the weight of finished plastic packaging components for the purposes of section 55(2)(a) of the Act (liability to register: producers and importers), or to regulation 20(2)(i).
(4) In this Chapter—
“agreed method” refers to an agreed method provided by regulation 25;
“specified rules” refers to the rules provided for by regulation 26.
(5) Where, in this Chapter, the weight of any thing is measured for the purposes of the procedure in regulations 5(5) or 7(5), reference to a product line may be construed as if it were to a production run.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/117/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-packaging-tax-general-regulations-2022/regulation-23
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