The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Sites of Reverse Vending Machines) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Sites of Reverse Vending Machines) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 April 2023.

(2) In these Regulations—

“lands and heritages” has the meaning prescribed by and under section 42 of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854(1),

“relevant container” means a sealed container designed for a single use supply of a drink to a consumer, the supply of which includes a refundable deposit, and

“reverse vending machine” means a mechanical device, that—

(a)

is designed to receive, identify and process used relevant containers, and

(b)

provides a means for refund of the deposit paid on a used relevant container received by the device,

and where a device is provided partly to process used relevant containers and partly for other purposes, it is not a reverse vending machine unless its main intended purpose is the processing of used relevant containers.

(1)

1854 c. 91 (17 & 18 Vict,). Section 42 was amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19) and section 152(2) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.