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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 4 February 2025.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024.
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4 February 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 21 of the Act (offences relating to the use etc. of injurious articles or substances: fixed penalty notices).
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1 April 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) section 10 (power to require imposition of charges for single-use items),
(b) section 11 (fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping offences),
(c) section 13 (information on fly-tipping offences),
(d) section 23 (waste reprocessing infrastructure report),
(e) section 24 (Zero Waste Scotland: application of public bodies legislation),
(f) section 25 (deposit and return schemes: power to direct scheme administrator),
(g) schedule (Zero Waste Scotland: application of public bodies legislation).
GILLIAN MARTIN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st January 2025