UK Statutory Instrument
2007
United Kingdom
Repealed
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
1 compliance obligation
Penalty landscape
1 of 1 obligation carry an unlimited fine.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — GENERAL
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Interpretation and notices
Exclusion of charities from producer responsibility obligations
Modifications to the Packaging Waste Directive
Modifications to the Waste Directive
Part II — PRODUCERS AND OBLIGATIONS
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Producers and producer responsibility obligations
Producers and Scheme membership
Part III — REGISTRATION: PRODUCERS AND SCHEMES
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Producer registration obligation
Application for producer registration
Conditions of registration of a producer
Forms and fees for producer registration
Refusal to register producers
Cancellation of registration of producers
Schemes: general provisions
Application for approval of a scheme
Application for registration of a scheme
Conditions of registration of a scheme
Forms and fees for registration of a scheme
Refusal to register a scheme
Cancellation of registration of a scheme
Information provided to scheme operators
Conditions of approval of a scheme
Notification of change of membership
Refusal to grant approval of a scheme
Withdrawal of approval of a scheme
Part IV — RECORDS, RETURNS AND CERTIFICATE
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Producers—records and returns
Producers—certifying obligation
Schemes—records and returns
Notification of winding-up, receivership, administration, etc.
Part V — ACCREDITATION OF REPROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS
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Part VI — APPEALS
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Right of appeal
Procedure on appeals
Determination of appeals
Status pending appeal
Part VII — AGENCIES’ POWERS & DUTIES
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Monitoring
Monitoring—publication
Public register
Approved persons
Entry and inspection
Collation and provision of information
Delegation of approved persons’ functions: procedure
Part VIII — GROUPS OF COMPANIES, PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES AND LICENSORS AND MID-YEAR CHANGES
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Part IX — OFFENCES
Offences and penalties
Unlimited fine- Breach of packaging waste obligations Any Person
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Civil sanctions
Civil sanctions, Wales
Part X — REVOCATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
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Part 11 — Review
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Review
Part XII — Report
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Report
Schedules
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PRODUCERS
... RECYCLING OBLIGATIONS
INFORMATION IN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION
PROCEDURE ON APPEALS
LICENSORS AND PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES
MID-YEAR CHANGES
(1) For the purposes of Column 1 in the above...
For the purposes of Column 3 of the above Table,...
A person satisfies the threshold tests if—
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3(a) above audited accounts...
(1) Except for a small producer who has elected to...
Where the appropriate Agency is satisfied that a producer has...
For the purposes of this Schedule, “recycling by re-melt” means...
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(a), where ∑Q is...
Where a small producer has elected to follow the allocation...
(1) The amount of packaging waste to be recycled by...
(1) The following percentages are prescribed as the percentages for...
The percentage which is prescribed as the recycling target “X”...
The following percentages are prescribed as the recycling target “Y”...
(1) The amount of packaging waste to be recycled by...
The recycling allocation “B” is 35 for the year 2024...
Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 applies for the purposes of...
The address and telephone number of the registered office of...
Full particulars of the agreement for the constitution of the...
The matters to be contained in the statement to be...
The matters to be contained in the operational plan referred...
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 12(c)(ii) above “waste collection...
The business name of the producer if different from that...
The address for service of notices on the producer if...
Where the producer is a partnership, the names of all...
The name of the scheme.
The name of the operator and, where the operator is...
The address and telephone number of the registered office of...
The address for service of notices if different from that...
The names and addresses of the registered offices, or, where...
The conditions referred to in regulation 25 are that—
For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) “issue” in relation...
In paragraph 1(g) and (k), references to producers or operators...
(1) A person who wishes to appeal to the appropriate...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, notice of appeal shall...
Where under regulation 28(2) the appeal is by way of...
(1) The appropriate authority or other person determining an appeal...
The name and address of the registered office or principal...
In relation to accredited reprocessors and exporters—
A statement in relation to each registered producer as to...
A statement in relation to each registered operator of a...
This Schedule applies in relation to a relevant year—
Subject to regulation 5, in respect of a year each...
For the purposes of this Schedule and Schedule 10 “subsidiary”...
Subject to regulation 5, companies who are producers and are...
Where there is a group registration— (a) the subsidiary companies...
Where— (a) there is a group registration;
This Schedule is subject to the provisions of Schedule 10....
A head organisation has producer responsibility obligations in the situations...
For the purposes of this Schedule— (a) “head organisation” means...
Paragraph 6 below applies to determine the producer responsibility obligations...
(1) The situations referred to in paragraph 1 above are...
Where the head organisation is a licensor, for the purposes...
Where the head organisation is a pub operating business, for...
Where the head organisation is a licensor—
Where the head organisation is a pub operating business—
Where the head organisation does not have the information necessary...
Where the head organisation is a licensor and does not...
Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 below, where a person...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(b) above applies; and
Where— (a) paragraph 4(b) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(b) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(b) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(b) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where in a relevant year paragraph 4 above applies to...
The proportion referred to in paragraphs 8 and 9 above...
For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, the...
Where in a relevant year a producer dies or becomes...
Any person carrying on the activities of the first producer...
Where a person who is a producer in respect of...
In relation to a producer which is a company, the...
Where a person who is a producer in respect of...
This Part applies where— (a) a company joins a group...
Where paragraph 4(a) above applies the company shall either—
Where— (a) paragraph 4(a) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(a) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(a) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Where— (a) paragraph 4(a) above applies; (b) in relation to...
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Environment Agency
PrimaryEnvironmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law and issues …
Office for Environmental Protection
Independent body established post-Brexit to scrutinise environmental law and investigate complaints about public authorities' failures to comply with environmental law in England …
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries, and rural communities. Sets environmental policy and works with agencies …
Natural Resources Wales
Principal environmental regulator for Wales. Combines functions of Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, and Forestry Commission Wales. Issues environmental permits, …
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …
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Environment Act 2021 (enhancement) 2021 Primary Act
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