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

Interpretation

4.  Regulation 2(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows—

(a) omit the definition of “disposal”,

(b) after the definition of “drink”, insert—

““drink container” means a bottle or can, which—

(a)

contains or used to contain drink,

(b)

is made wholly or mainly from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, glass, steel or aluminium,

(c)

has a capacity of at least 50 millilitres but no more than three litres of liquid,

(d)

is designed or intended to be sealed in an airtight and watertight state at the point of supply to a consumer in the United Kingdom,

(e)

is not conceived, designed or marketed to be refilled or re-used in any other way by any person,”,

(c) after the definition of “fibre-based composite material”, insert—

““first UK owner” in relation to packaging which is not imported, means the first person established in the United Kingdom who takes ownership of that packaging in the United Kingdom,”,

(d) in the definition of “importer”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “filled”,

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(aa) for “present”, substitute “established”,

(bb) after “first person”, insert “established”,

(e) after the definition of “registered scheme”, insert—

““relevant authority” means—

(a)

a waste collection authority,

(b)

a waste disposal authority,

(c)

a district council established under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(1)

(d)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly”,

(f) in the definition of “waste collection authority”, for “30(3)(c)”, substitute “30(3)”,

(g) after the definition of “waste collection authority”, insert—

““waste disposal authority” has the meaning given in section 30(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990,”.

(1)

1972 c. 9 (N.I.).