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The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

S.I. 2024/1332 · Made 11 December 2024 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Environmental Protection

Made 11th December 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

These Regulations are made by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50, 51, 142(1) and (6) and 143(1) of, and paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 and 12 to 19 of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 1 to 9 and 11 to 17 of Schedule 5 to, the Environment Act 2021 (“the Act”)f1.

The Scottish Ministers have consented to the making of these Regulations in relation to Scotland, the Welsh Ministers have consented to the making of these Regulations in relation to Wales, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland has consented to the making of these Regulations in relation to Northern Ireland, in accordance with sections 50(3) and 51(3) of the Act.

In accordance with paragraphs 8 and 20 of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 10 and 18 of Schedule 5 to the Act, the Secretary of State has consulted persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of those likely to be affected by these Regulations.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that the Regulations satisfy the requirements set out in paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 143(5)(b) of the Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2021 c. 30.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Modification of the Waste Directive
  5. 4Establishment in the United Kingdom
  6. 5Appropriate agency
  7. 6Drink
  8. 7Packaging and packaging categories
  9. 8Household packaging
  10. 9Household packaging waste
  11. 10Supply
  12. 11Exempt packaging
  13. 12Exclusion of charities
  14. 13Charges for applications etc.
  15. 14Electronic documents etc.
  16. Part 2: Producers and obligations
  17. Chapter 1: Classes of producer
  18. 15Producers
  19. 16Brand owners
  20. 17Packer/fillers
  21. 18Importers and first UK owners
  22. 19Distributors
  23. 20Online marketplace operators
  24. 21Service providers
  25. 22Sellers
  26. Chapter 2: Threshold criteria and overview of producer responsibility obligations
  27. 23Large and small producers
  28. 24Threshold criteria: large and small producers
  29. 25Producer responsibility obligations
  30. 26Recyclability assessments
  31. Chapter 3: Insolvency, etc., and mergers and acquisitions of producers
  32. 27Insolvency, etc., of producers
  33. 27ACorporate mergers
  34. 27BTransfers of ownership of a brand or business
  35. 27CTransfers of ownership: further obligations where the transferor is a large producer
  36. Part 3: Producer responsibility obligations
  37. Chapter 1: Registration of producers
  38. 28Application for producer registration
  39. 29Making an application for producer registration
  40. 30Determination of applications for producer registration
  41. 31Conditions of registration of a producer
  42. 32Cancellation of registration of producers
  43. Chapter 2: Record-keeping and reporting obligations
  44. 33Information to be collected and reported by producers
  45. 34Record keeping obligations
  46. 35Reporting obligations: large producers
  47. 36Reporting obligations: small producers
  48. 37Obligation to report results of recyclability assessments
  49. 38Obligation to report data on plastic or paper bags supplied in England
  50. 39Reporting obligations: general provisions
  51. Chapter 3: Recycling and certification obligations
  52. 40Recycling obligations
  53. 41Certification obligation
  54. Part 4: Compliance schemes
  55. Chapter 1: General
  56. 42Producers: effect of compliance scheme membership
  57. 43Obligations of compliance schemes
  58. 44Producer responsibility obligations carried out by scheme operators
  59. 45Provision of information by producers to compliance schemes
  60. 46Mid-year changes to compliance scheme membership
  61. Chapter 2: Approval of compliance schemes
  62. 47Application for approval of a compliance scheme
  63. 48Conditions of approval of a compliance scheme
  64. 49Withdrawal of approval of a compliance scheme
  65. 50Voluntary withdrawal of approval
  66. Chapter 3: Registration of compliance schemes
  67. 51Application for registration of a compliance scheme
  68. 52Determination of application for compliance scheme registration
  69. 53Conditions of registration of a compliance scheme
  70. 54Cancellation of registration of a compliance scheme
  71. Chapter 4: Compliance schemes: records, reports and certificates
  72. 55Records and reports
  73. 56Statement of compliance
  74. Part 5: Disposal costs
  75. Chapter 1: General
  76. 57Interpretation of this Part
  77. Chapter 2: The scheme administrator
  78. 58Scheme administrator
  79. 59Power to direct the scheme administrator
  80. Chapter 3: Producer responsibility for disposal and administration costs
  81. 60Liability of producers to pay annual disposal and administration fees
  82. 61Calculation of disposal fees
  83. 62Calculation of disposal fee: household packaging waste
  84. 63Calculation of disposal fee: costs of providing public information
  85. 64Household packaging waste disposal fees: modulation
  86. 65Calculation of administration fee
  87. 66Provision for impairments
  88. 67Notice of liability
  89. 67ALate assessment of disposal and administration fees
  90. 68Payments and interest
  91. Chapter 4: Assessment of disposal costs
  92. 69Disposal costs of relevant authorities for household packaging waste
  93. 70Assessment by the scheme administrator: relevant authority disposal costs
  94. 71Adjustments to disposal costs: waste income and determination of net efficient disposal costs
  95. 72Adjustments to disposal costs: effective service
  96. 73Procedure for assessments
  97. 74Notice of assessment
  98. 75Assessment of disposal costs: scheme administrator public information services
  99. 76Distribution to relevant authorities and the scheme administrator
  100. 77Relevant authorities: costs of providing information
  101. Chapter 5: Recalculations
  102. 78Recalculations
  103. 79Recalculation of disposal and administration fees
  104. 80Recalculations: chargeable disposal costs
  105. 81Recalculations: supplementary
  106. 82Recalculation notices: producers
  107. 83Recalculation notices: relevant authorities
  108. Part 6: Reprocessors and exporters
  109. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  110. 84Interpretation
  111. Chapter 2: Registration
  112. 85Registration: reprocessors
  113. 86Registration: exporters
  114. 87Determination of registration applications
  115. 88Conditions of registration and annual charge
  116. 89Variation of sampling and inspection plan
  117. 90Cancellation of registration of reprocessors and exporters
  118. 91Records and reporting requirements for registered reprocessors and exporters
  119. Chapter 3: Accreditation
  120. 92Prohibition on issuing PRNs and PERNs unless accredited
  121. 93Requirements for accreditation
  122. 94Applications for accreditation: reprocessors
  123. 95Applications for accreditation: exporters
  124. 96Applications for accreditation: general requirements
  125. 97Determination of accreditation applications
  126. 98Conditions of accreditation
  127. 99Variation of accreditation
  128. 100Suspension and cancellation of accreditation
  129. Part 7: Corporate Groups, Licensors and Pub Operating Businesses
  130. 101Packaging supplied by corporate groups
  131. 102Packaging supplied by licensors and their licensees, and by pub operating businesses and their tenants
  132. Part 8: Appeals
  133. 103Interpretation
  134. 104Right of appeal: decisions of the appropriate agency and civil sanctions
  135. 105Right of appeal: disposal costs and scheme administrator costs
  136. 106Procedure on appeals
  137. 107Status pending appeal
  138. 108Determination of appeals
  139. Part 9: Monitoring and enforcement
  140. Chapter 1: Powers and duties of the appropriate agency
  141. 109Monitoring
  142. 110Powers to obtain information
  143. 111Monitoring plans and reports
  144. Chapter 2: Powers of entry etc.
  145. 112Powers of entry etc: England, Wales and Scotland
  146. 113Powers of entry etc: Northern Ireland
  147. Part 10: Offences and Civil Sanctions
  148. Chapter 1: General
  149. 114Interpretation
  150. Chapter 2: Offences and penalties
  151. 115Offences: producers
  152. 116Offences: scheme operators
  153. 117Offences: reprocessors and exporters
  154. 118Further offences
  155. 119Penalties for offences
  156. 120Offences: supplementary
  157. Chapter 3: Civil Sanctions
  158. 121Civil sanctions
  159. 122Civil sanctions: Scottish enforcement agencies
  160. 123Enforcement cost recovery notices
  161. 124Payment of penalties into Consolidated Fund etc
  162. 125Withdrawing or amending a notice
  163. 126Publication of enforcement action
  164. Part 11: Miscellaneous and supplementary
  165. 127Policy statement
  166. 128Guidance and protocols
  167. 129Public register
  168. 130Database of reported information
  169. 131Fit and proper person test
  170. 132Approved persons
  171. 133Delegation of approved persons’ functions
  172. 134Delegation of approved persons’ functions: supplementary
  173. 135Information sharing
  174. 136Implementation of relevant deposit schemes
  175. 137Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  176. 138Consequential amendments
  177. 139Revocations
  178. 140Review
  179. Signature
  180. Schedule 1: Charges
  181. 1Payment of charges
  182. 2Producers
  183. 3Compliance schemes
  184. 4Registration of producers which are compliance scheme members
  185. 5Reprocessors and exporters: registration
  186. 6Reprocessors and exporters: accreditation
  187. 7Abatement
  188. 8Annual increases for inflation
  189. 9Charging schemes
  190. Schedule 2: Insolvency events
  191. 1Paragraph 1
  192. 2Paragraph 2
  193. 3Paragraph 3
  194. 4Paragraph 4
  195. Schedule 3: Information required for producer registration
  196. 1Paragraph 1
  197. 2Paragraph 2
  198. 3Paragraph 3
  199. 4Paragraph 4
  200. 5Paragraph 5
  201. 6Paragraph 6
  202. 7Paragraph 7
  203. 8Paragraph 8
  204. 9Paragraph 9
  205. 10Paragraph 10
  206. 11Paragraph 11
  207. 12Paragraph 12
  208. 13Paragraph 13
  209. Schedule 4: Producer reporting information
  210. Part 1: Interpretation
  211. 1Paragraph 1
  212. Part 2: Descriptions of information
  213. 2Paragraph 2
  214. 3Paragraph 3
  215. 4Paragraph 4
  216. 5Paragraph 5
  217. 6Paragraph 6
  218. 7Paragraph 7
  219. 8Paragraph 8
  220. 9Paragraph 9
  221. 10Paragraph 10
  222. 11Paragraph 11
  223. 12Paragraph 12
  224. 13Paragraph 13
  225. 14Paragraph 14
  226. Schedule 5: Recycling obligations
  227. 1Paragraph 1
  228. 2Paragraph 2
  229. 3Paragraph 3
  230. 4Paragraph 4
  231. 5Paragraph 5
  232. 6Paragraph 6
  233. Schedule 6: Compliance schemes
  234. Part 1: Contents of operational plan
  235. 1Paragraph 1
  236. 2Paragraph 2
  237. 3Paragraph 3
  238. 4Paragraph 4
  239. 5Paragraph 5
  240. 6Paragraph 6
  241. 7Paragraph 7
  242. 8Paragraph 8
  243. Part 2: Information required for compliance scheme registration
  244. 9Paragraph 9
  245. 10Paragraph 10
  246. 11Paragraph 11
  247. 12Paragraph 12
  248. 13Paragraph 13
  249. 14Paragraph 14
  250. 15Paragraph 15
  251. 16Paragraph 16
  252. 17Paragraph 17
  253. 18Paragraph 18
  254. 19Paragraph 19
  255. 20Paragraph 20
  256. Schedule 7: The scheme administrator
  257. 1Power to delegate functions
  258. 1AAppointment of a PRO: supplementary
  259. 1BRevocation of appointment of a PRO
  260. 1CTransfer of assets etc.
  261. 1DTransitional provision in connection with paragraph 1C
  262. 1EContinuity in exercise of functions
  263. 2Principles
  264. 3Communications
  265. 4Public information
  266. 5Guidance, etc., to producers
  267. 6Guidance, etc., to relevant authorities
  268. 7Methodology and guidance on assessment of recyclability
  269. 8Statement of policy on modulation of disposal fees
  270. 9Lists
  271. 10Complaints procedure
  272. 11Strategy
  273. 12Operational plan
  274. 13Annual report
  275. 14Accounts
  276. Schedule 8: Reprocessors and exporters
  277. Part 1: Information for registration
  278. 1Reprocessors
  279. 2Reprocessors
  280. 3Reprocessors
  281. 4Reprocessors
  282. 5Reprocessors
  283. 6Reprocessors
  284. 7Reprocessors
  285. 8Reprocessors
  286. 9Reprocessors
  287. 10Exporters
  288. 11Exporters
  289. 12Exporters
  290. 13Exporters
  291. 14Exporters
  292. 15Exporters
  293. 16Exporters
  294. 17Exporters
  295. 18Exporters
  296. Part 2: Reporting requirements
  297. 19Paragraph 19
  298. 20Paragraph 20
  299. 21Paragraph 21
  300. 22Paragraph 22
  301. Part 3: Conditions of Accreditation
  302. 23Application of conditions
  303. 24Conditions applying to reprocessors
  304. 25Conditions applying to reprocessors
  305. 26Conditions applying to reprocessors
  306. 27Conditions applying to exporters
  307. 28Conditions applying to exporters
  308. 29Conditions applying to exporters
  309. 30Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exporters
  310. 31Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exporters
  311. 32Conditions applying to both reprocessors and exporters
  312. Schedule 9: Corporate Groups
  313. Part 1: General
  314. 1Application and interpretation
  315. 2Large and small producers: application of thresholds to relevant group companies
  316. 3Individual and group registrations
  317. 4Application for group registration
  318. 5Effect of group registration: producer responsibility obligations
  319. 6Effect of group registration: liability for disposal fees and administration fees
  320. Part 2: Mid-year changes
  321. 7Producer joining a corporate group
  322. 8Producer joining a corporate group
  323. 9Producer joining a corporate group
  324. 10Producer joining a corporate group
  325. 11Producer joining a corporate group
  326. 12Producer ceasing to be a member of a corporate group
  327. 13Producer ceasing to be a member of a corporate group
  328. 14Producer ceasing to be a member of a corporate group
  329. 15Producer changing corporate groups
  330. 16Producer changing corporate groups
  331. 17Producer changing corporate groups
  332. Schedule 10: Licensors and Pub Operating Businesses
  333. Part 1: Licensors
  334. 1Meaning of “licence agreement”, “licensor” and “licensee”
  335. 2Obligations of licensors
  336. 3Obligations of licensors
  337. 4Obligations of licensors
  338. 5Obligations of licensors
  339. 6Obligations of licensors
  340. 7Obligations of licensors
  341. Part 2: Pub Operating Businesses
  342. 8Meaning of “pub operating agreement”, “pub operating business” and “tenant”
  343. 9Obligations of pub operating businesses
  344. 10Obligations of pub operating businesses
  345. 11Obligations of pub operating businesses
  346. 12Obligations of pub operating businesses
  347. 13Obligations of pub operating businesses
  348. 14Obligations of pub operating businesses
  349. Part 3: Interpretation
  350. 15Interpretation of this Schedule
  351. Schedule 11: Procedure on appeals
  352. 1Application
  353. 2Appeals to First Tier Tribunal
  354. 3Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  355. 4Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  356. 5Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  357. 6Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission or Scottish Ministers
  358. 7Appeals to the Sheriff
  359. Schedule 12: Powers of entry etc.
  360. 1Modifications to the 1995 Act
  361. 2Modifications to the 1997 Order
  362. Schedule 13: Civil sanctions
  363. Part 1: Table of civil sanctions
  364. 1Paragraph 1
  365. Part 2: Fixed monetary penalties
  366. 2Paragraph 2
  367. 3Paragraph 3
  368. 4Paragraph 4
  369. 5Paragraph 5
  370. 6Paragraph 6
  371. 7Paragraph 7
  372. 8Paragraph 8
  373. 9Paragraph 9
  374. Part 3: Variable monetary penalties
  375. 10Paragraph 10
  376. 11Paragraph 11
  377. 12Paragraph 12
  378. 13Paragraph 13
  379. 14Paragraph 14
  380. 15Paragraph 15
  381. 16Paragraph 16
  382. Part 4: Compliance notices
  383. 17Paragraph 17
  384. 18Paragraph 18
  385. 19Paragraph 19
  386. Part 5: Enforcement undertakings
  387. 20Paragraph 20
  388. 21Paragraph 21
  389. 22Paragraph 22
  390. 23Paragraph 23
  391. 24Paragraph 24
  392. 25Paragraph 25
  393. Schedule 14: Public register
  394. 1Paragraph 1
  395. 2Paragraph 2
  396. 3Paragraph 3
  397. 4Paragraph 4
  398. 5Paragraph 5
  399. 6Paragraph 6
  400. Schedule 15: Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  401. 1Record-keeping obligations
  402. 2Producers: transitional reporting obligations for 2024 data
  403. 3Producers: amendment of reports submitted under the 2023 Data Regulations
  404. 4Producers: transitional reporting obligations for 2025 data
  405. 5Producers: scaling up of data reported for part of a reporting period
  406. 6Producers: transitional packaging
  407. 7Producers: calculation of disposal fees
  408. 8Producers: approved persons
  409. 9Compliance schemes
  410. 10Reprocessors, exporters, PRNs and PERNs
  411. 11Information notices
  412. 12Appropriate agencies: reports
  413. Schedule 16: Consequential amendments
  414. 1Amendment of the 2007 Regulations
  415. 2Amendment of the 2007 (NI) Regulations
  416. 3Amendment of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
  417. 4Amendment of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Relevant Offences and Relevant Enforcement Action) Regulations 2013
  418. Schedule 17: Revocations
  419. 1Paragraph 1
  420. 2Paragraph 2
  421. Explanatory note