The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024

Data reporting obligations

13.—(1) In regulation 17(1) (data reporting obligations)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) after “importer”, insert “or first UK owner”,

(ii) for “Part 3 and paragraph”, substitute “paragraphs 11 to 13, 16, 17 and”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (c), for “10”, substitute “11”,

(2) After regulation 17, insert—

“Recycling data

17A.— (1) Where information in a report submitted by a producer (“LP”) under regulation 17 in relation to a period of six months ending on or after 30 June 2024 concerns packaging which has been the subject of recycling obligations under regulation 4(4)(b) and schedule 2 of the 2007 Regulations (“relevant packaging”), LP may choose to submit a report under this regulation.

(2) A report under this regulation must state the proportion of relevant packaging which LP has been required to recycle under the 2007 Regulations (“P”), calculated as follows—

P = AP × SP

where—

“AP” is the amount in kilograms of relevant packaging which has previously been taken into account to calculate the recycling obligations of a producer under the 2007 Regulations,

“SP” is the sum of the percentages of that packaging which any class of producer has been required to recycle under the 2007 Regulations, as set out in paragraph 4 of schedule 2 of those Regulations.

(3) Where LP chooses to submit a report under this regulation, LP must submit the report—

(a) in such form and manner as SEPA may direct, and

(b) on the date on which LP submits a report under regulation 17 or such other date as SEPA may direct.

(4) Where a report under this regulation is not submitted on the same date as the report under regulation 17, the report under this regulation must also identify the data collection period to which it relates.”.