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7.—(1) An application for registration of a producer must be made to SEPA—
(a)by a producer, or
(b)by a scheme administrator on behalf of a producer.
(2) An application for producer registration must be made—
(a)before [F113 August 2025],
[F2(aa)before 1 March in any relevant year beginning on or after [F31 January 2026],]
(b)within 28 days of that person becoming a producer [F4in any relevant year],
(c)in the case where the producer was registered through an approved scheme administrator in respect of a relevant year, within 28 days of the date of any of the following events in that relevant year—
(i)the producer receives notification in writing that the scheme administrator’s approval has been withdrawn in accordance with regulation 17,
(ii)the producer receives notification in writing that the scheme administrator is no longer acting on behalf of that producer, or
(iii)the producer sends notification in writing to the scheme administrator that the producer no longer wishes the scheme administrator to act on behalf of that producer.
(3) An application must—
(a)be made in writing,
(b)subject to paragraph (4), contain the information set out in schedule 1,
(c)contain any other information requested by SEPA, and
(d)subject to paragraph (5), be accompanied by a registration fee of [F5£365].
(4) If agreed in advance with SEPA, where there has been an event of the type set out in paragraph (2)(c), the information provided in an application may be limited to the operational plan referred to in paragraph 11 of schedule 1.
(5) Paragraph (3)(d) does not apply to an application by a producer
[F6(a)]with a taxable turnover of £85,000 or less in the previous financial year [F7, or
(b)who is a producer only by virtue of regulation 6(A1).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 7(2)(a) substituted (3.11.2023) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/334), regs. 1, 6(a)
F2Reg. 7(2)(aa) inserted (30.6.2023) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/201), regs. 1, 9(b) (with reg. 22)
F3Words in reg. 7(2)(aa) substituted (3.11.2023) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/334), regs. 1, 6(b)
F4Words in reg. 7(2)(b) inserted (25.2.2022) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/76), regs. 1(1), 8(a) (with reg. 15)
F5Sum in reg. 7(3)(d) substituted (25.2.2022) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/76), regs. 1(1), 8(b) (with reg. 15)
F6Reg. 7(5)(a) formed from words in reg. 7(5) (25.2.2022) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/76), regs. 1(1), 8(c)(i) (with reg. 15)
F7Reg. 7(5)(b) and preceding word inserted (25.2.2022) by The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/76), regs. 1(1), 8(c)(ii) (with reg. 15)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 7 in force at 1.1.2022, see reg. 1(4)