The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Drink

5.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, except in regulation 12(4), drink means—

(a) water suitable for human consumption,

(b) a beverage suitable for human consumption,

(c) a sports drink suitable for human consumption,

(d) a liquid which, when prepared in a specified manner, constitutes a beverage suitable for human consumption (including, for example, a fruit cordial or a fruit squash) or a sports drink.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a liquid which is used only as a flavouring or sweetener in another liquid which itself constitutes a beverage suitable for human consumption.

(3) A liquid is prepared in a specified manner if it is—

(a) diluted,

(b) combined with crushed ice, or processed so as to create crushed ice,

(c) combined with carbon dioxide,

(d) prepared by way of a process that involves any combination of the processes mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).

(4) In this regulation “sports drink” means a drink which is advertised or marketed as a product to enhance physical performance, accelerate recovery after exercise or build bulk, or other similar drink.