PART 2The deposit and return scheme
Obligations relating to charging deposits and marketing, offering for sale or selling articles5
1
A deposit is a redeemable sum of 20 pence that does not form part of the consideration paid for the scheme article.
2
Subject to paragraph (4), any person who markets, offers for sale or sells a scheme article in Scotland must—
a
charge a deposit when marketing, offering for sale or selling a scheme article in Scotland, and
b
clearly display information in any place where the scheme article is displayed for sale by that person indicating—
i
that the article is a scheme article to which the obligation to charge a deposit under these Regulations applies,
ii
the amount of the deposit.
3
Subject to paragraph (4), any person who markets, offers for sale or sells a non-scheme article in Scotland on or after F21 October 2025 must communicate to the purchaser at the point of sale that—
a
the article is not a scheme article to which the requirements of these Regulations apply,
b
an item of packaging in which that article is contained or sold cannot be returned in exchange for payment of a sum equal to a deposit.
F13A
Any person who markets, offers for sale or sells a non-Scottish article in Scotland on or after F31 October 2025 to a purchaser other than a consumer must communicate to that purchaser at the point of sale that—
a
the article is not a scheme article to which the requirements of these Regulations apply,
b
an item of packaging in which that article is contained or sold cannot be returned in exchange for payment of a sum equal to a deposit.
4
The obligations in paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply—
a
in the case of a scheme article or non-scheme article which is marketed, offered for sale or sold in Scotland—
i
in an export shop, or
ii
exclusively for consumption on the premises of sale,
b
in the case of a scheme article or non-scheme article which is intended for retail sale outside Scotland.