The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025
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Change 1
As published
66 Collection etc. of returnable items from scheme collectors and retailers and connected payment
(1) The deposit management organisation must—
(a) collect all of the returnable items accepted by the return point operators from those operators;
(b) collect all of the refund items from on-sale premises and mixed retail premises;
(c) collect, or accept the return of, all of the returnable items accepted by take-back service providers.
(2) The deposit management organisation must pay each scheme retailer from whom it collects any refund items an amount equal to the total of the amount of refunds paid by the scheme retailer in respect of the collected refund items.
(3) The deposit management organisation must pay each scheme collector from whom it collects, or accepts, returnable items—
(a) the relevant return amount for each returnable item that it collects or accepts from the scheme collector, and
(b) if the scheme collector is a return point operator, the handling payment.
(4) The deposit management organisation must make any payment required under paragraph (2) or (3)(a)—
(a) at such intervals, and
(b) in such manner,
as are determined in accordance with its operational plan.
Your change, as a redline
66 Collection etc. of returnable items from scheme collectors and retailers and connected payment
(1) The deposit management organisation must—
(a) collect all of the returnable items accepted by the return point operators from those operators;
(b) collect all of the refund items from on-sale premises and mixed retail premises;
(c) collect, or accept the return of, all of the returnable items accepted by take-back service providers.
(2) The deposit management organisation must pay each scheme retailer from whom it collects any refund items an amount equal to the total of the amount of refunds paid by the scheme retailer in respect of the collected refund items.
(3) The deposit management organisation must pay each scheme collector from whom it collects, or accepts, returnable items—
(a) the relevant return amount for each returnable item that it collects or accepts from the scheme collector, and
(b) if the scheme collector is a return point operator, the handling payment.
(4) The deposit management organisation must make any payment required under paragraph (2) or (3)(a)—
(a) at such intervals, and
(b) in such manner,
as are determined in accordance with its operational plan.
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