19.—(1) Where a producer is a member of a registered scheme throughout a relevant year, the producer is exempt from its data reporting obligations under regulation 17 for the relevant year.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply unless the producer—
(a)provides any information the operator of the scheme requests for the purposes of meeting its obligations under regulation 20 within a reasonable period of receiving such a request,
(b)ensures that the information provided—
(i)is in such form as the scheme operator and SEPA may direct,
(ii)is verified by the signature of the approved person of the producer,
(iii)is as accurate as reasonably possible,
(c)pays any fee required for membership of the scheme.