The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025
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Change 1
As published
10 Circumstances in which a person is not entitled to a relevant amount for a returnable item
(1) A person who provides a returnable item to a scheme collector is not entitled to be paid a return amount for that item if the scheme collector has a reasonable excuse not to accept the returnable item.
(2) The circumstances in which a scheme collector has a reasonable excuse not to accept a returnable item from a person include, for example—
(a) the scheme collector not being able to identify the container as a returnable item (including where it is not carrying a scheme logo or scheme return code);
(b) the returnable item being soiled;
(c) the returnable item not being empty;
(d) the returnable item not being intact;
(e) the returnable item being the container for a drink which the scheme collector does not or would not supply for reasons of faith or belief;
(f) where the scheme collector is a scheme retailer, the person providing the returnable item is attempting to return a number of returnable items which is disproportionately greater than the average number of deposit items that the scheme retailer would supply to a scheme consumer in a single transaction.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), a returnable item is to be treated as intact regardless of whether the lid or other similar item used to close it—
(a) is not returned with the returnable item, or
(b) is returned with the returnable item but is not attached to it.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, a scheme collector does not have a reasonable excuse not to accept a returnable item solely on the grounds that it is for a drink which the scheme collector does not, or, if the scheme collector were a scheme supplier, would not, supply otherwise than as provided for in paragraph (2)(e).
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10 Circumstances in which a person is not entitled to a relevant amount for a returnable item
(1) A person who provides a returnable item to a scheme collector is not entitled to be paid a return amount for that item if the scheme collector has a reasonable excuse not to accept the returnable item.
(2) The circumstances in which a scheme collector has a reasonable excuse not to accept a returnable item from a person include, for example—
(a) the scheme collector not being able to identify the container as a returnable item (including where it is not carrying a scheme logo or scheme return code);
(b) the returnable item being soiled;
(c) the returnable item not being empty;
(d) the returnable item not being intact;
(e) the returnable item being the container for a drink which the scheme collector does not or would not supply for reasons of faith or belief;
(f) where the scheme collector is a scheme retailer, the person providing the returnable item is attempting to return a number of returnable items which is disproportionately greater than the average number of deposit items that the scheme retailer would supply to a scheme consumer in a single transaction.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), a returnable item is to be treated as intact regardless of whether the lid or other similar item used to close it—
(a) is not returned with the returnable item, or
(b) is returned with the returnable item but is not attached to it.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, a scheme collector does not have a reasonable excuse not to accept a returnable item solely on the grounds that it is for a drink which the scheme collector does not, or, if the scheme collector were a scheme supplier, would not, supply otherwise than as provided for in paragraph (2)(e).
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